Accessory for an electronic device

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an accessory for an electronic device showing the claimed design;

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

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof showing the accessory for an electronic device in an environment in which it may be used.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the accessory for an electronic device and environment that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D1152431
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Jody Akana (Los Altos Hills, CA), Molly Anderson (San Francisco, CA), Bartley K. Andre (Palo Alto, CA), Shota Aoyagi (San Francisco, CA), Anthony Michael Ashcroft (San Francisco, CA), Marine C. Bataille (San Francisco, CA), Jeremy Bataillou (San Francisco, CA), Markus Diebel (San Francisco, CA), M. Evans Hankey (San Francisco, CA), Richard P Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P Ive (San Francisco, CA), Julian Jaede (San Francisco, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Peter Russell-Clarke (San Francisco, CA), Benjamin Andrew Shaffer (San Jose, CA), Joe Sung-Ho Tan (Vienna), Clement Tissandier (San Francisco, CA), Eugene Antony Whang (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Jane Yoon
Application Number: 29/933,947
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/207; D3/208; D3/215