Smartphone case Patent Grant Kanazawa September 6, 2 [Uemura; Kyoko]

Smartphone case

Kanazawa September 6, 2

Patent Grant D765636

U.S. patent number D765,636 [Application Number D/519,893] was granted by the patent office on 2016-09-06 for smartphone case. This patent grant is currently assigned to KYOKO UEMURA. The grantee listed for this patent is Kyoko Uemura. Invention is credited to Futa Kanazawa.

United States Patent	D765,636
Kanazawa	September 6, 2016

Smartphone case

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a smartphone case, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Kanazawa; Futa (Tokyo, JP)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Uemura; Kyoko	Tokyo	N/A	JP

Assignee:

KYOKO UEMURA (Tokyo, JP)

Appl. No.:

D/519,893

Filed:

March 9, 2015

Foreign Application Priority Data


Sep 10, 2014 [JP]			2014-020057

Current U.S. Class:	D14/250
Current International Class:	1403
Field of Search:	;D14/138AA,138C,138G,138R,143,189,203.2-203.7,217,238.1,240,248,250-253,341,345,347,440,447,496,507 ;D13/103,108 ;D3/201,218,247,269,273,303

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Primary Examiner: Goodman; Eric
Assistant Examiner: Wierenga; Amy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a smartphone case showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the upper cover portion of the smartphone case, shown separately for clarity;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a right side view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the lower cover portion of the smartphone case, shown separately for clarity;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 s a left side view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 22 is a right side view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 23-23 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 24-24 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 25-25 of FIG. 5.

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