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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: D1146333
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 2025
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Kjell Ferdinand Ekman (Los Angeles, CA), Christina J. Smiechowski (West Hollywood, CA), Duy P. Le (Venice, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), James Swasey (Oakland, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Amber J Rabie
Application Number: 30/016,417
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 2025
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Kjell Ferdinand Ekman (Los Angeles, CA), Christina J. Smiechowski (West Hollywood, CA), Duy P. Le (Venice, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), James Swasey (Oakland, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Amber J Rabie
Application Number: 30/016,417
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D3/294