Battery for an electronic device

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a first embodiment of a battery for an electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top 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;

FIG. 9 is a bottom front perspective view of a second embodiment of a battery for an electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.

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

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D961594
Type: Grant
Filed: May 18, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 2022
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Matthew David Hill (Santa Clara, CA), Dale T. Morgan (San Jose, CA), James B. Smith (San Carlos, CA), Ian Spraggs (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Aram Kwon
Application Number: 29/648,095
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D14/432); For Computer (D14/439)