Case for electronic communication device

- Apple
Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a case for electronic communication device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged top plan view of the encircled region in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 11 is an enlarged top plan view of the encircled region in FIG. 2.

The dashed broken lines in the figures represent environmental subject matter, and form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines are included in FIGS. 2, 10, and 11 to delineate the portion of the case for electronic communication device shown in an enlarged scale in FIGS. 10 and 11.

The dot-dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a case for electronic communication device, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D556681 December 4, 2007 Kim
D574819 August 12, 2008 Andre et al.
D606751 December 29, 2009 Andre et al.
D619361 July 13, 2010 Andre et al.
D644218 August 30, 2011 Akana et al.
D649963 December 6, 2011 Jones, III et al.
D651791 January 10, 2012 Cataldo et al.
D653202 January 31, 2012 Hasbrook
D654931 February 28, 2012 Lemelman et al.
D656495 March 27, 2012 Andre et al.
D670281 November 6, 2012 Corpuz et al.
D671930 December 4, 2012 Akana et al.
D677249 March 5, 2013 Li
D684539 June 18, 2013 Akana
D684976 June 25, 2013 Akana
D688655 August 27, 2013 Rey-Hipolito et al.
D703145 April 22, 2014 Akana
D703651 April 29, 2014 Ehrlich
D705199 May 20, 2014 Huang et al.
D711312 August 19, 2014 Tien
D711863 August 26, 2014 Wen
D713350 September 16, 2014 Akana
D713796 September 23, 2014 Akana
D714274 September 30, 2014 Jung et al.
D718293 November 25, 2014 Namminga
D718754 December 2, 2014 To
D721356 January 20, 2015 Hasbrook et al.
D721360 January 20, 2015 Laffon De Mazieres et al.
D721649 January 27, 2015 Tsai
D721685 January 27, 2015 Hasbrook et al.
D721687 January 27, 2015 To
D722043 February 3, 2015 Requa
D723530 March 3, 2015 Namminga
D723532 March 3, 2015 Stevinson
D726703 April 14, 2015 Akana et al.
D727907 April 28, 2015 Higashi
D730340 May 26, 2015 Akana et al.
D731434 June 9, 2015 Akana
D732011 June 16, 2015 Stevinson
D732012 June 16, 2015 Tsai et al.
D732518 June 23, 2015 Akana et al.
D743389 November 17, 2015 Akana et al.
D750609 March 1, 2016 Daniel
D756980 May 24, 2016 Beeman
D760209 June 28, 2016 Weng et al.
D760710 July 5, 2016 Ozolins et al.
D760721 July 5, 2016 Akana et al.
9608686 March 28, 2017 Coulter
D788759 June 6, 2017 Akana
D789346 June 13, 2017 Akana
9887725 February 6, 2018 Wilder
D823289 July 17, 2018 Akana et al.
D870091 December 17, 2019 Chen
D920317 May 25, 2021 Akana
20100124040 May 20, 2010 Diebel
20140079237 March 20, 2014 Cataldo et al.
20170155415 June 1, 2017 Yan
Foreign Patent Documents
002667527-001 March 2015 EM
D1493988 July 2014 JP
30-0631697 March 2012 KR
D164353 November 2014 TW
D165197 January 2015 TW
Other references
  • Apple iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case, publication date Dec. 12, 2015, [online] URL: https://au.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/40582/apple-iphone-6s-smart-battery-case?p=1 (Year: 2015).
  • The Feeling Skin Smart Battery Case for iPhone 5/5s, publication date May 9, 2014, [online] URL: https://gadgetsin.com/the-feeling-skin-smart-battery-case-for-iphone-55s.htm (Year: 2014).
  • Smart iPhone Battery Case Design with High-Concept Bump, publication date May 12, 2014, [online] URL: https://www.ledinside.com/products/2014/5/smart_iphone_battery_case_design_with_high_concept_bump (Year: 2014 ).
  • The Feeling Skin—The first smart battery case for iPhone, publication date Apr. 2, 2014, [online] URL: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thefeelingskin/the-feeling-skin/description (Year: 2014).
  • This iPhone case glows to show how your friends are feeling, publication date May 7, 2014, [online] URL: https://www.cultofmac.com/277850/iphone-case-glows-show-friends-feeling/ (Year: 2014).
  • Review of Apple Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 6 and 6S, published on Dec. 8, 2015, URL:<http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9867996/apple-smart-battery-case-iphone-6-6s-hands-on>, retrieved from internet on Mar. 14, 2017.
  • IPhone 6/6S Smart Battery Case—White, URL:<http://www.apple.com/shop/product!MGQM2LLIA/iphone-6-6s-smart-batterycase-white>, retrieved from internet on Mar. 14, 2017.
Patent History
Patent number: D989056
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 2019
Date of Patent: Jun 13, 2023
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Jody Akana (San Francisco, CA), Molly Anderson (San Francisco, CA), Bartley K. Andre (Palo Alto, CA), Shota Aoyagi (San Francisco, CA), Anthony Michael Ashcroft (San Francisco, CA), Jeremy Bataillou (San Francisco, CA), Daniel J. Coster (San Francisco, CA), Daniele De Iuliis (San Francisco, CA), M. Evans Hankey (San Francisco, CA), Julian Hoenig (San Francisco, CA), Richard P. Howarth (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA), Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Dean Rohrbach (San Francisco, CA), Peter Russell-Clarke (San Francisco, CA), Benjamin Andrew Shaffer (San Jose, CA), Mikael Silvanto (San Francisco, CA), Christopher J. Stringer (Woodside, CA), Eugene Antony Whang (San Francisco, CA), Rico Zörkendörfer (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: L. A. Grabenstetter
Application Number: 29/691,014
Classifications