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Akana , et al. December 4, 2

Patent Grant D671930

U.S. patent number D671,930 [Application Number D/363,175] was granted by the patent office on 2012-12-04 for cover. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.


United States Patent D671,930
Akana ,   et al. December 4, 2012

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Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a cover, as shown and described.
Inventors: Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; Evans (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (Portola Valley, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.: D/363,175
Filed: June 5, 2010

Current U.S. Class: D14/250
Current International Class: 1403
Field of Search: ;D14/250-253,440,203.3-203.7,217,496,248,238.1,218 ;D3/201,218,269,301,273,303 ;D13/103,107-108 ;220/4.02 ;248/309.1 ;361/679.56 ;379/426,433.11,455 ;455/575.1,575.8 ;190/100 ;206/305,320,701

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Other References

iPhone 4 Metal Element Case with Screen Protector & Back Plate (Silver), <URL:http://www.fadbus.com/wholesale/iphone-4-metal-element-case-with-- screen-protector-back-plate-silver.html>, retrieved from internet Jan. 11, 2012. cited by examiner .
iPhone FAQ News Article: "Apple Offering Free iPhone 4 Bumper Cases After Sep. 30", published Sep. 18, 2010, <URL:http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/971061>, retrieved from internet Jan. 12, 2012. cited by examiner .
Review of Apple iPhone 4 Bumpers, published Mar. 9, 2011, <URL:http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-iphone-4-bum- per/>, retrieved from internet Jan. 12, 2012. cited by examiner .
YouTube Review of Apple Bumper Case for the iPhone 4, uploaded by theiphoneczar on Jun. 25, 2010, <URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpQ15WnICvY>, retrieved from internet Jan. 12, 2012. cited by examiner .
Review of Tiger Design Blade Aluminum iPhone 4 Bumper Case, posted on Dec. 16, 2010, <URL:http://www.gadgetmac.com/gadgetmac/2010/12/16/tiger-des- ign-blade-aluminum-iphone-4-bumper-case.html>, retrieved from internet on Jan. 12, 2012. cited by examiner .
Crystal Bumpers for iPhone 4, <URL:http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/334675708/Crystal.sub.--Bumpers- .sub.--for.sub.--iPhone.sub.--4.sub.--PayPal/showimage.html>, retrieved from internet Jan. 12, 2012. cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Wright; Carla Jobe
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

Description



Examples of a device that may be used with the present invention may be found in U.S. application Ser. Nos. 29/360,036 and 29/360,110.

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a cover showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the cover which form no part of the claimed design.

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