Electronic device

- Apple
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and transparency and not surface ornamentation.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the electronic device which form no part of the claimed design.

The surfaces of the electronic device shown in the Figures are illustrated to show color and contrast. The front surface is illustrated as being transparent. The front and rear surfaces are illustrated to show the color black. The sides are illustrated to show a gray or stainless steel color.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D671937
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 2011
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 2012
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Jody Akana (San Francisco, CA), Bartley K. Andre (Menlo Park, CA), Jeremy Bataillou (San Francisco, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), Evans Hankey (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Steve Jobs (Palo Alto, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Shin Nishibori (Portola Valley, CA), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Peter Russell-Clarke (San Francisco, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Woodside, CA), Eugene Antony Whang (San Francisco, CA), Rico Zorkendorfer (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Attorney: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Application Number: 29/385,079
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pocket Type (D14/341)