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US 1,145,740 · App. 29/938,415 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Case with earphones

Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA); Duy P. Le (Venice, CA); Christina J. Smiechowski (West Hollywood, CA); Robert A. Boyd (Los Angeles, CA); Christopher Wiita (Granada Hills, CA); Kjell Ferdinand Ekman (Los Angeles, CA); Joseph F. Dembs (Los Angeles, CA); Dillon Q. Johnson (Los Angeles, CA); Patricio Romano (Camarillo, CA); Wenjie Zhuang (Pasadena, CA); Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA); Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA); Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,145,740
App. No.
29/938,415
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a case with earphones as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2024
From: CROYLE, JEFFREY SCOTT; LE, DUY P.; SMIECHOWSKI, CHRISTINA J.; BOYD, ROBERT A.; WIITA, CHRISTOPHER; EKMAN, KJELL FERDINAND; DEMBS, JOSEPH F.; JOHNSON, DILLON Q.; ROMANO, PATRICIO; ZHUANG, WENJIE
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 069110/0369 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: KUH, CHRISTOPHER; RAOULT, GUILLAUME; BRUNNER, ROBERT
To: AMMUNITION LLC
Reel/Frame 069096/0138 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: AMMUNITION LLC
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 069096/0245 →
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