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/747,388
Filed:	August 21, 2020

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29663572	Sep 17, 2018	D894192
	29661784	Aug 30, 2018	D899429

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/439; D14/344
Current International Class:	1402
Field of Search:	;D14/341-347,424,425,432-453,464,468,469,471,438,496,511,138AA,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

3640065	February 1972	Lederrey et al.
D287471	December 1986	Sato et al.
D439172	March 2001	Brzezinski
D528928	September 2006	Burton
D586823	February 2009	Anderson et al.
D758363	June 2016	Akana et al.
D762571	August 2016	Lee
D768634	October 2016	Akana
D782537	March 2017	Akana
D784345	April 2017	Kwon
D784346	April 2017	Tao
D791771	July 2017	Akana
D795252	August 2017	Chung
D818498	May 2018	Akana
D832265	October 2018	Alves
D842724	March 2019	Vandenbussche et al.
D843213	March 2019	Wettlaufer
D853390	July 2019	Akana
D869461	December 2019	Ke
D882563	April 2020	Akana et al.
D882565	April 2020	Akana et al.
D882566	April 2020	Akana et al.
D883279	May 2020	Akana
D894192	August 2020	Akana
D899429	October 2020	Akana
2017/0046451	February 2017	Akana et al.

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.