Adapter

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of an adapter showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, rear, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof.

The equal-length broken lines depict portions of the adapter that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines define the boundaries of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an adapter, 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, CA), 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/679,280
Filed:	February 4, 2019

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29642590	Mar 30, 2018	D839837
	29597585	Mar 17, 2017	D814423
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	29481729	Feb 10, 2014	D742320
	29481729	Feb 10, 2014	D742320
	29431841	Sep 11, 2012	D699188

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Current U.S. Class:	D13/147
Current International Class:	1303
Field of Search:	;D13/101,107,110,118,133,147,153,154 ;D14/432,433,435.1

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Primary Examiner: Hamilton; Kendra Leslie
Assistant Examiner: Christensen; Amanda
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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