Adapter
Akana , et al. October 20, 2
U.S. patent number D899,378 [Application Number D/700,558] was granted by the patent office on 2020-10-20 for adapter. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.
| United States Patent | D899,378 |
| Akana , et al. | October 20, 2020 |
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Adapter
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for an adapter, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Aoyagi; Shota (San Francisco, CA), Ashcroft; Anthony Michael (San Francisco, 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), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Silvanto; Mikael (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Apple Inc. (Cupertino,
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| Appl. No.: | D/700,558 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | August 2, 2019 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29574361 | Aug 15, 2016 | D860952 | |||
| 29501659 | Aug 16, 2016 | D763794 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D13/147; D13/137.1 |
| Current International Class: | 1303 |
| Field of Search: | ;D13/147,137.1-137.4,138.1,138.2,139.1-139.8,110,108 ;D7/397 |
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"USB Charger for iPhone 3G--Original", accessed at http://ucables.com/ref/USB-CHARGER-IPHONE-3G-R73467, added Jun. 12, 2008. cited by applicant. |
Primary Examiner: Shields; Rhea
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Description
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an adapter showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a 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 adapter that form no part of the claimed design.
The shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.
In the drawings, the broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the adapter that form no part of the claimed design.
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