Housing module for an electronic device

Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a housing module for an electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the housing module for an electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.

The oblique shade lines in the figures show transparency or translucency.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a housing module for an electronic device, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Anderson; Molly (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Aoyagi; Shota (San Francisco, CA), Ashcroft; Anthony Michael (San Francisco, CA), Bataille; Marine C. (San Francisco, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Diebel; Markus (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Hoenig; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Hooton; Lee E. (Ridge, NY), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Jaede; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Jarvis; Daniel W. (Sunnyvale, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Meyer; Robert F. (Palo Alto, CA), Pakula; David A. (San Francisco, CA), Quinones; Michael D. (Campbell, CA), Rammah; Marwan (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Shaffer; Benjamin Andrew (San Jose, CA), Silvanto; Mikael (San Francisco, CA), Spraggs; Ian (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Tan; Joe Sung Ho (San Francisco, CA), Tan; Tang Yew (San Francisco, CA), Tissandier; Clement (San Francisco, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Apple Inc. Cupertino CA US
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/691,815
Filed:	May 20, 2019

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29655032	Jun 29, 2018	D849010
	29612835	Aug 4, 2017	D848999

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/439
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D14/341-347,424,425,432-453,464,468,469,471,496,511,138AA,138AD,138C,138G,203.1-203.8,217,238.1,248,250,257,299 ;361/679.01,679.02,679.03,679.3,679.55,679.56 ;455/550.1,556.1,556.2,575.1,575.3-575.5,575.8,90.3

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Primary Examiner: Murphy; Austin
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.

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