Electronic device

Akana , et al. March 15, 2

Patent Grant D945978

U.S. patent number D945,978 [Application Number D/676,128] was granted by the patent office on 2022-03-15 for electronic device. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.


United States Patent D945,978
Akana ,   et al. March 15, 2022

Electronic device

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an electronic device, as shown.
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), 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), 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/676,128
Filed: January 8, 2019

Current U.S. Class: D14/138G
Current International Class: 1403
Field of Search: ;D14/125-134,137,138R,138AA,138AB,138AC,138AD,138C,138G,147,203.1-203.8,217,218,238.1,247,248,250,257,299,315-318,332,336,341-347,371,374-377,388,389,420,424,426,429,432,489,492,496,425,433-453,464,468,469,471,511 ;D6/300-310 ;D10/50,65,98,104.1 ;D16/241 ;D17/24,99 ;D18/4.6,6 ;D20/10,19,39 ;D21/329,330,517

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

Description



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

FIG. 2 is a top and rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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