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 an exploded front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of an electronic device showing our new design according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is an exploded front 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 in the figures define boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the embodiment in which they are shown.

For clarity of illustration, FIGS. 8 and 16 show exploded perspective views that illustrate that the dot-dash boundary line is located below the outer transparent panel on the inner display area.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D855041
Type: Grant
Filed: May 17, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 30, 2019
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: 29/604,385
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handset (23) (D14/248)