Electronic device - Apple Inc.

Title:

Electronic device

United States Patent D604297

Inventors:

Andre, Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA, US)
Coster, Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA, US)
De Iuliis, Daniele (San Francisco, CA, US)
Howarth, Richard P. (San Francisco, CA, US)
Ive, Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA, US)
Jobs, Steve (Palo Alto, CA, US)
Kerr, Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA, US)
Nishibori, Shin (Portola Valley, CA, US)
Rohrbach, Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA, US)
Russell-clarke, Peter (San Francisco, CA, US)
Satzger, Douglas B. (Menlo Park, CA, US)
Seid, Calvin Q. (Palo Alto, CA, US)
Seid, Legal Representative Vincent Keane (Los Gatos, CA, US)
Stringer, Christopher J. (Woodside, CA, US)
Whang, Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA, US)
Zorkendorfer, Rico (San Francisco, CA, US)

Application Number:

D/284272

Publication Date:

11/17/2009

Filing Date:

09/05/2007

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA, US)

Primary Class:

D14/341

International Classes:

(IPC1-7): 1402

Field of Search:

455/556.2, 455/90.3, D14/496, D14/341-347, 345/169, D21/686, 341/22, D14/125, D14/439-441, D14/432, D18/6-7, D14/129-130, D6/605, D14/147, 346/173, D14/218, D21/329, D6/601, 455/6.1, D14/427, 455/575.1, D14/426, 455/575.4, D14/389, 455/575.3, D14/247-248, D10/104, D14/448, D14/420, 379/433.01, 379/433.04, 379/433.06, D6/596, 379/433.07, D10/65, 361/814, D14/137, D14/250, D14/138, D14/156

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Primary Examiner:

Brooks, Cathron C.

Assistant Examiner:

Fox, Barbara

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Claims:

CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for an electronic device, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective 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 right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged elevational view of a representative corner of the electronic device.

The broken line showing of portions of the electronic device are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.