Electronic reading apparatus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the new design for an electronic reading apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back 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;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the new design for the electronic reading apparatus;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

The portions of the electronic reading apparatus in FIGS. 1-14 shown in broken lines are included to show features that form no part of the claimed design. For example, FIGS. 8, 9, 11-13 show a pattern of LEDs from beneath the claimed surface in dashed lines. The pattern of LEDs do not form part of the claimed design. The pattern of LEDs are further shown illuminating radially with dashed lines and the radial illumination does not form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electronic reading apparatus as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D990687
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 26, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 27, 2023
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: John W. Cain (Elk River, MN), Benjamin M. Wilke (Circle Pines, MN), Peter D. Ludowise (Cottage Grove, MN)
Primary Examiner: Richard E Chilcot
Application Number: 29/707,147