Case

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case 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 that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a case as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1077470
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 2, 2023
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 2025
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Christina J. Smiechowski (West Hollywood, CA), Duy P. Le (Los Angeles, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), Elvin Chu (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Zu-Ning Chen (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: April Rivas
Assistant Examiner: Jillian Mazzola
Application Number: 29/913,462
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/294; Cordless Appliance Type (D13/108)