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Title:
Portable computer
United States Patent D657786
Inventors:
Andre, Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA, US)
Coster, Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA, US)
De Iuliis, Daniele (San Francisco, CA, US)
Hankey, Evans (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)
Stringer, Christopher J. (Woodside, CA, US)
Whang, Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA, US)
Zorkendorfer, Rico (San Francisco, CA, US)
Application Number:
D/402519
Publication Date:
04/17/2012
Filing Date:
09/23/2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA, US)
Primary Class:
D14/315
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): 1402
Field of Search:
D14/315-327, D18/1, D18/2, D18/7, D18/11, 235/145A, 235/145R, 341/22, 341/23, 345/104, 345/156, 345/168, 345/169, 345/173, 361/679.08, 361/679.09, 361/679.11, 361/679.26, 361/679.27
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Primary Examiner:
Nunn, Freda S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAIDMAN DesignLaw Group
Claims:
CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for a portable computer, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of a portable computer showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the portable computer and form no part of the claimed design. The black shading on the front of the screen represents the color black and the dark gray shading on the front of the screen represents the color gray.







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