Electronic device

Akana , et al. September 20, 2

Patent Grant D964350

U.S. patent number D964,350 [Application Number D/682,056] was granted by the patent office on 2022-09-20 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, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.


United States Patent D964,350
Akana ,   et al. September 20, 2022

Electronic device

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an electronic device as shown and described.
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), 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), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Shaffer; Benjamin Andrew (San Jose, CA), Silvanto; Mikael (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, 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/682,056
Filed: March 1, 2019

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29626614 Nov 17, 2017 D842298
29557263 Nov 21, 2017 D803209

Current U.S. Class: D14/341
Current International Class: 1402
Field of Search: ;D14/138AA,138AB,138AC,138AD,138C,138G,203.1-203.8,248,315-318,341-347,371,374,496 ;D6/308,310 ;D10/50,65,104.1 ;D18/6-7 ;D19/26,59-60 ;D21/324,329-330,332

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Primary Examiner: Fox; Barbara
Assistant Examiner: Kwon; Aram
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Description



The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an electronic device 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 top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures and the area(s) within the dot-dash broken lines show portions of the electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.

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