Case
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Description
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: D1129872
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 2024
Date of Patent: Jun 16, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Kelsey M. Kiefiuk (Palm Desert, CA), Teresa Y. Yen (Arcadia, CA), Shannon M. McGrath (Los Angeles, CA), Megan J. Burmeister (Menlo Park, CA), Bart Jansen (Brooklyn, NY), Hamish Thain (New York, NY), Michael Rodriguez (Brooklyn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Brett Miller
Assistant Examiner: Alexandria Dubus
Application Number: 29/946,566
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 2024
Date of Patent: Jun 16, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Kelsey M. Kiefiuk (Palm Desert, CA), Teresa Y. Yen (Arcadia, CA), Shannon M. McGrath (Los Angeles, CA), Megan J. Burmeister (Menlo Park, CA), Bart Jansen (Brooklyn, NY), Hamish Thain (New York, NY), Michael Rodriguez (Brooklyn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Brett Miller
Assistant Examiner: Alexandria Dubus
Application Number: 29/946,566
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D3/301