Connector

Description

The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

The sole FIGURE is a front view of a connector showing the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Hoenig; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (Kailua, HI), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, 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/665,742
Filed:	October 5, 2018

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29642630	Mar 30, 2018	D841595
	29558758	Apr 3, 2018	D814422
	29529183	Mar 22, 2016	D751991
	29449244	Jun 9, 2015	D731434
	29432034	Sep 12, 2012
	29426587	Jun 18, 2013	D684539

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/433; D13/147
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D13/103,107,108,110,112,118,120,123,133,137.1,145-147,149-156,158,173,177,184,199,242 ;D14/240,242,432-435,435.1,436-438

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Primary Examiner: Gottschalk; Darcey E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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