Case for an electronic device Patent Grant Rayner October 7, 2 [TreeFrog Developments, Inc.]

Case for an electronic device

Rayner October 7, 2

Patent Grant D714771

U.S. patent number D714,771 [Application Number D/443,946] was granted by the patent office on 2014-10-07 for case for an electronic device. This patent grant is currently assigned to TreeFrog Developments, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is TreeFrog Developments, Inc.. Invention is credited to Gary Rayner.

United States Patent	D714,771
Rayner	October 7, 2014

Case for an electronic device

Claims

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

Inventors:

Rayner; Gary (Henderson, NV)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
TreeFrog Developments, Inc.	San Diego	CA	US

Assignee:

TreeFrog Developments, Inc. (San Diego, CA)

Appl. No.:

D/443,946

Filed:

January 24, 2013

Related U.S. Patent Documents


Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
29430117	Aug 21, 2012
29429722	Aug 15, 2012
13272156	Jan 1, 2013	8342325

Current U.S. Class:	D14/250
Current International Class:	1403
Field of Search:	;D14/250,248,247,253,440,238.1,240,447,341,345,138G,203.7,230 ;D13/103,107,119 ;D3/303,218,269,273,201 ;206/320 ;220/662 ;361/679.27,753 ;455/566

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Primary Examiner: Johannes; Thomas
Assistant Examiner: Sealey; Chelsea
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lathrop & Gage LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front, top and left sides of the case for an electronic device showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front, top and right sides thereof.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rear, bottom and left sides thereof.

FIG. 4 is an elevation view of the right side thereof.

FIG. 5 is an elevation view of the left side thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a close up view of the right portion of the front side from callout 8 in FIG. 1 thereof.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show unclaimed subject matter only and forms no part of the claimed design; and, the use of a broken line callout and frame in FIGS. 1 and 8 is for special descriptive purposes only, and these lines form no part of the claimed design.

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