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Case for an electronic device

Granted 3 Aug 2021 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Molly Anderson, Jonathan P. Ive +17 · Examiner: L. A. Grabenstetter · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application
29/655,330
filed 2 Jul 2018
Publication
Not published
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US D926739
granted 3 Aug 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…

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

FIG. 2 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250D13/103

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USthis patentUS-D926739-SS13 Aug 20212 Jul 2018grantedCase for an electronic device
USUS-D969790-SS115 Nov 202225 Jan 2019grantedCase for an electronic device
USUS-D1049086-SS129 Oct 202414 Nov 2022grantedCase for an electronic device
USUS-D1120916-SS131 Mar 202621 Oct 2024grantedCase for an electronic device
JPJP-1635430-SS1 Jul 20194 Jan 2019grantedno title held
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›Other offices — 3 members
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CACA-185439-SS20 Dec 201928 Dec 2018grantedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D199100-SS11 Aug 201928 Dec 2018publishedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D199101-SS11 Aug 201928 Dec 2018publishedCase for an electronic device

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