Case with earphones
Granted 19 Sep 2023 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Joseph F. Dembs, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Zu-Ning Chen, Christina J. Smiechowski +10 · Examiner: April Rivas · AU 2922 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case with earphones showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom 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; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the case with earphones that form no part of the claimed design.
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13 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D998968-S | S1 | 19 Sep 2023 | 27 Aug 2021 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1057420-S | S1 | 14 Jan 2025 | 15 Aug 2023 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D1115328-S | S1 | 3 Mar 2026 | 13 Jan 2025 | granted | Case |
| JP | JP-1707804-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホン用ケースja |
| JP | JP-1707805-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホン付イヤホンケースja |
| JP | JP-1707806-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホン付イヤホンケースja |
| JP | JP-1707807-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホン付イヤホンケースja |
| JP | JP-1708120-S | S | 22 Feb 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホン用ケースja |
| JP | JP-1721222-S | S | 1 Aug 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホン付イヤホンケースja |
| JP | JP-1722591-S | S | 17 Aug 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホン用ケースja |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-207972-S | S | 24 May 2023 | 17 Nov 2021 | granted | Case |
| UA | UA-45061-S | S | 12 May 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 1. футлярuk |
| UA | UA-45226-S | S | 18 Aug 2022 | 22 Nov 2021 | published | 1. футляр для зберігання та заряджання навушниківuk |
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