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Case with electronic device

Granted 15 May 2018 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Daniel J. Coster, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer, Shota Aoyagi +13 · Examiner: Sandra Snapp · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/558,749
filed 21 Mar 2016
Publication
Not published
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US D817944
granted 15 May 2018

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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 with electronic device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right perspective side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top rear perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom front perspective view thereof.

The figures show contrasting appearance, but no particular color is claimed.

The background in the figures forms no part of the claimed design.

the grant prints no section headings; every part label below is ours, taken from that part's own first words

Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250

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Pendency
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785 days filing → grant
Office actions
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Responses
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Examiner
Sandra Snapp
art unit 2915 · TC 2900
Citations: 92 back · 0 forward

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›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D730340-SS126 May 201510 Sep 2013grantedCase for electronic device
USUS-D744994-SS18 Dec 201522 May 2015grantedCase for electronic device
USUS-D752029-SS122 Mar 201622 May 2015grantedCase for electronic device
USUS-D752570-SS129 Mar 201622 May 2015grantedCase for electronic device
USUS-D806695-SS12 Jan 201815 Jul 2016grantedCase for electronic device
USthis patentUS-D817944-SS115 May 201821 Mar 2016grantedCase with electronic device
USUS-D888035-SS123 Jun 202010 May 2018grantedCase for electronic device
›Other offices — 11 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-354443-SS20 Mar 20144 Mar 2014publishedCase
AUAU-354625-SS31 Mar 20144 Mar 2014publishedCase
AUAU-354636-SS31 Mar 20144 Mar 2014publishedCase
AUAU-354762-SS4 Apr 20144 Mar 2014publishedCase
CACA-155500-SS18 Nov 20145 Mar 2014grantedCase for electronic device
CACA-155501-SS18 Nov 20145 Mar 2014grantedCase for electronic device
CACA-155502-SS18 Nov 20145 Mar 2014grantedCase for electronic device
TWTW-D166911-SS1 Apr 20156 Mar 2014publishedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D166912-SS1 Apr 20156 Mar 2014publishedPortion of a case for an electronic device
TWTW-D167277-SS21 Apr 20156 Mar 2014publishedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D167279-SS21 Apr 20156 Mar 2014publishedPortion of a case for an electronic device

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