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Case with earphones

Granted 14 Oct 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Julian Jaede, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Shota Aoyagi +17 · Examiner: April Rivas · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/949,884
filed 28 Jun 2024
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US D1098086
granted 14 Oct 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a case with earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures and the faded areas within the dot-dash broken lines show portions of the case with earphones that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/108

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USUS-D971833-SS16 Dec 202212 Nov 2020grantedCase with earphones
USUS-D1003827-SS17 Nov 20235 Dec 2022grantedCase with earphones
USUS-D1033413-SS12 Jul 202420 Oct 2023grantedCase with earphones
USthis patentUS-D1098086-SS114 Oct 202528 Jun 2024grantedCase with earphones
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UAUA-44524-SS18 Nov 20215 May 2021publishedФутлярuk
UAUA-44525-SS18 Nov 20215 May 2021publishedФутляр для зберігання та заряджання навушниківuk

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