Case with earphones
- Apple
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Description
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the case with earphones that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a case with earphones, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D998968
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 2021
Date of Patent: Sep 19, 2023
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), Christopher Wiita (West Hollywood, CA), Vijay Karthik Koneru (Los Angeles, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Joseph F. Dembs (Los Angeles, 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: 29/805,594
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 2021
Date of Patent: Sep 19, 2023
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), Christopher Wiita (West Hollywood, CA), Vijay Karthik Koneru (Los Angeles, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Joseph F. Dembs (Los Angeles, 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: 29/805,594
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D3/274;
D3/294;
Cordless Appliance Type (D13/108)