Backplate for an electronic device

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom 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 backplate for an electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a backplate 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), Clavelle; Adam T. (San Francisco, CA), De Jong; Erik Geddes Pieter (San Francisco, CA), Diebel; Markus (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), Jaede; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Melcher; Martin (Mountain View, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Shaffer; Benjamin Andrew (San Jose, CA), Silvanto; Mikael (San Francisco, CA), Tan; Sung-Ho (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/661,784
Filed:	August 30, 2018

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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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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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D528928	September 2006	Burton
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D784345	April 2017	Kwon
D784346	April 2017	Tao
D795183	August 2017	Akana et al.
D816667	May 2018	Hardi
D832265	October 2018	Alves
D842724	March 2019	Vandenbussche
D847664	May 2019	Mutsch
D869461	December 2019	Ke
D882563	April 2020	Akana
D882565	April 2020	Akana
D882566	April 2020	Akana
D883279	May 2020	Akana
2017/0046451	February 2017	Akana

Foreign Patent Documents

	303375877		Sep 2015		CN
	304227341		Aug 2017		CN
	D1539660		Dec 2015		JP
	D1549019		May 2016		JP

Other References

"ActionProof Bumper," dealerscope.com, Japanese Patent Office Document HB27002821, 2015. cited by applicant.

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

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