# Christopher J. Stringer — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Christopher J. Stringer has 3 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [The Design of the Original Apple iPhone](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/D670286/iphone-4-4s-design) — granted 2012
  This is a design patent protecting the specific visual appearance and physical shape of a portable electronic device, commonly recognized as the iPhone.
- [The Design of the Original iPhone 3G](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/D618677/original-iphone-design) — granted 2010
  A design patent protecting the specific visual appearance and shape of the iPhone 3G as it appeared in 2008.
- [The Design Patent for the Original iPod Mini](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/D504889/ipod-click-wheel-design) — granted 2005
  This is a design patent protecting the specific physical appearance and shape of Apple's iPod Mini, which helped define the look of portable music players in the mid-2000s.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/christopher-j-stringer

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_Source: PatentBrief — https://patentbrief.org. Plain-English explanations of US patents._