Electronic device

- Samsung Electronics
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 9 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 10 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 11 in FIG. 2:

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 12 in FIG. 2:

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 13 in FIG. 4:

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion 14 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the encircled portion in 15 FIG. 8;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 33 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 39 is a rear perspective view thereof.

The evenly spaced dashed broken lines in the figures depict portions of the electronic device that form no part of the embodiment in which they are shown. The unevenly spaced dot-dash broken lines encircling portions of the claimed design that are illustrated in enlargements form no part of the claimed design. It is understood that the portions of the first embodiment shown in the enlarged views in FIGS. 9-15 correspond to similarly situated portions of the second, third, and fourth embodiments of electronic device, the only difference between the enlarged areas of the embodiments being the sizing and shape of the display area of the screen and the inclusion or exclusion of a button at the bottom of the front face of the electronic device.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D817912
Type: Grant
Filed: May 24, 2017
Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Suwon-si)
Inventors: Hyok-Su Choi (Seoul), Hyoung-Shin Park (Seongnam-si), Yun-Jin Kim (Seoul)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey D Asch
Assistant Examiner: Tracey J Bell
Application Number: 29/605,232
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/138.G