Case

Akana , et al. June 7, 2

Patent Grant D954036

U.S. patent number D954,036 [Application Number D/722,161] was granted by the patent office on 2022-06-07 for case. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniele De Iuliis, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Joe Sung Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.


United States Patent D954,036
Akana ,   et al. June 7, 2022

Case

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a case, as shown and described.
Inventors: Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Anderson; Molly (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Aoyagi; Shota (San Francisco, CA), Ashcroft; Anthony Michael (San Francisco, CA), Bataille; Marine C. (San Francisco, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Diebel; Markus (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Hoenig; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Jaede; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Shaffer; Benjamin Andrew (San Jose, CA), Silvanto; Mikael (San Francisco, CA), Tan; Joe Sung Ho (San Francisco, CA), Tissandier; Clement (San Francisco, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

Apple Inc.

Cupertino

CA

US
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.: D/722,161
Filed: January 27, 2020

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29602255 Apr 28, 2017 D873811

Current U.S. Class: D14/250; D3/300
Current International Class: 1403
Field of Search: ;D14/143,189,203.2-203.7,217,238.1,240,248,250-253,440,447,496 ;D3/201,218,247-251,269,273,301,303,300,203.1,203.5-203.6,225-227,215 ;D13/103,107-108,119 ;D5/32-39

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Other References

Apple leather sleeve;amazon.com, earliest date available on Nov. 1, 2018, [online], acquired on Dec. 17, 2021;https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Leather-Sleeve-iPad-10-5-inch/dp/B075NZ- JXWB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 (Year: 2018). cited by examiner .
Fintie sleeve;amazon.com, earliest date available on Jan. 24, 2019, [online], acquired on Dec. 17, 2021;https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Leather-Protective-Carrying-Compatible- /dp/B07KCVX98N/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pl_foot_top?ie=UTF8 (Year: 2019). cited by examiner .
Coldewey, "Jony Ive designs one-off iPad Pro and accessories for charity auction" (https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/15/jony-ive-designs-one-off-ipad- -pro-and-accessories-for-charity-auction/), Posted Apr. 15, 2016, 7 pages, TechCrunch. cited by applicant .
Toovren, posted at amazon.com, earliest date reviewed on Aug. 25, 2017, [online], acquired on Jan. 20, 2018. Available from Internet, <URL: https://www.amazon.corn/Sleeve-TOOVREN-Trifold-Leather-Protective/dp/8074- KWQ888/ref=crn_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8> (Year: 2017). cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Lane; Sheryl
Assistant Examiner: Soroush; Aula
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Description



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

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom front perspective view thereof showing the claimed design in an environment in which it may be used.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the case and environment that form no part of the claimed design.

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References


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