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
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1 parts›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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6 members · 2 offices›IP5 & PCT — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D971833-S | S1 | 6 Dec 2022 | 12 Nov 2020 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1003827-S | S1 | 7 Nov 2023 | 5 Dec 2022 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1033413-S | S1 | 2 Jul 2024 | 20 Oct 2023 | granted | Case with earphones |
| USthis patent | US-D1098086-S | S1 | 14 Oct 2025 | 28 Jun 2024 | granted | Case with earphones |
›Other offices — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA | UA-44524-S | S | 18 Nov 2021 | 5 May 2021 | published | Футлярuk |
| UA | UA-44525-S | S | 18 Nov 2021 | 5 May 2021 | published | Футляр для зберігання та заряджання навушниківuk |
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