US 10,627,859 C1 (12,948th)
Flash Insert for mobile phone case
Ryan Hill Mongan, Orange, CA (US); Bryan Lee Hynecek, Redwood City, CA (US); Jarret Lee Weis, San Francisco, CA (US); and David Chia-wen Lean, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Samsonite IP Holdings S.àr.l., Luxembourg (LU)
Assigned to SPECULATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN, LLC, San Mateo, CA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,398, Feb. 2, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,627,859, issued Apr. 21, 2020, Appl. No. 15/657,798, Jul. 24, 2017.
Application 90/019,398 is a continuation of application No. 12/890,603, filed on Sep. 25, 2010, granted, now 9,720,442.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/400,361, filed on Jul. 27, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/400,002, filed on Jul. 20, 2010.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Jun. 25, 2025.
Int. Cl. G02B 27/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1628 (2013.01) [G02B 6/0035 (2013.01); G02B 19/0004 (2013.01); G02B 19/0047 (2013.01); G02B 27/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/0045 (2013.01); G02B 6/0088 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0592 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1633 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 3, 8, 17 and 23 are cancelled.
Claims 1, 7, 9, 10, 16, 18, 22 and 24 are determined to be patentable as amended.
Claims 2, 4-6, 11-15, 19-21 and 25, dependent on an amended claim, are determined to be patentable.
1. A case for a mobile device, the mobile device including a camera [ disposed on a side of the mobile device, ] said case comprising:
a [ first component in the form of a ] jacket which is separate and removable from the mobile device, and which is configured to cover [ and be in direct contact with ] a portion of an outer surface of said mobile device when the mobile device is arranged in the case [ , the outer surface being defined as the side of the mobile device that contains the camera] ;
an opening in [ a portion of ] the jacket [ that covers and is in direct contact with the outer surface] ; and
[ a second component in the form of ] an insert which is arranged in the opening [ , is distinct from the jacket, is attached to the jacket using one or more lips or notches, does not carry a lens, ] and comprises:
an aperture ; [ , ] and an aperture-facing surface which faces the aperture , [ ; ]
wherein the insert [ is not the same color as the predominant color of the jacket, is substantially the same shape as the opening, and ] is configured to be located near a flash unit of the mobile device so that the flash unit is exposed by the aperture of said insert when the mobile device is arranged in the case , [ ; ] and
wherein the aperture-facing surface of said insert is adapted to reduce reflection of light or increase absorption of light emitted by the flash unit of said mobile device when the mobile device is arranged in the case.
7. The case for a mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the insert is configured to surround the flash unit [ and reduces reflection of light or increases absorption of light emitted by the flash unit by having a black aperture-facing surface] .
9. A case for a mobile device, the mobile device including a camera [ disposed on a side of the mobile device] , said case comprising:
a [ first component in the form of a ] jacket which is separate and removable from the mobile device, and which is configured to cover [ and be in direct contact with ] a portion of an outer surface of said mobile device when the mobile device is arranged in the case [ , the outer surface being defined as the side of the mobile device that contains the camera] ;
an opening in [ a portion of ] the jacket [ that covers and is in direct contact with the outer surface] ; and
an [ a second component in the form of an ] insert which is arranged in the opening [ , is distinct from the jacket, is at least partially mechanically secured to the jacket using one or more lips or notches in the insert, does not carry a lens, ] and comprises:
an aperture; and
an aperture-facing surface which faces the aperture , [ ;]
wherein the insert [ is not the same color as the predominant color of the jacket, is substantially the same shape as the opening, and ] is configured to be located near a flash unit of the mobile device so that the flash unit is exposed by said aperture of said insert when the mobile device is arranged in the case , [ ; ] and
wherein a color of the aperture-facing surface of said insert is a predominantly neutral color.
10. The case for a mobile device as recited in claim 9, wherein said neutral color is in gray scale [ black] .
16. The case for a mobile device as recited in claim 9, wherein the insert is configured to surround the flash unit [ and is black] .
18. A case for a mobile device, the mobile device including a camera [ disposed on a side of the mobile device] , said case comprising:
a [ first component in the form of a ] jacket which is separate and removable from the mobile device, and which is configured to cover [ and be in direct contact with ] a portion of an outer surface of said mobile device when the mobile device is arranged in the case [ , the outer surface being defined as the side of the mobile device that contains the camera] ;
an opening in [ a portion of ] the jacket [ that covers and is in direct contact with the outer surface] ; and
[ a second component in the form of ] an insert which is arranged in the opening [ , is distinct from the jacket, is mechanically, thermally, or adhesively attached to the jacket, does not carry a lens, has a ring-like or loop-like structure, ] and comprises:
an aperture; and
an aperture-facing surface which faces the aperture , [ ;]
wherein the insert [ is not the same color as the predominant color of the jacket, is substantially the same shape as the opening, and ] is configured to be located near a flash unit of the mobile device so that the flash unit is exposed by the aperture of said insert when the mobile device is arranged in the case , [ ; ] and
wherein the aperture-facing surface of said insert is absorptive, in terms of reflection of light emitted by the flash unit of said mobile device when the mobile device is arranged in the case.
22. The case for a mobile device as recited in claim 18, wherein the insert is configured to surround the flash unit [ and is black] .
24. A case for a mobile device, the mobile device including a camera [ disposed on a side of the mobile device] , the case comprising:
a [ first component in the form of a ] jacket which is separate and removable from the mobile device, and which is configured to cover [ and be in direct contact with ] a portion of an outer surface of the mobile device when the mobile device is arranged in the case [ , the outer surface being defined as the side of the mobile device that contains the camera] ;
an opening [ in a portion of the jacket that covers and is in direct contact with the outer surface] ; and
[ a second component in the form of ] an insert which is arranged in the opening [ , is attached to the jacket, does not carry a lens, has a ring-like or loop-like structure, ] and comprises:
an aperture ; [ , ] and
an aperture-facing surface which faces the aperture , [ ;]
wherein the insert is configured to be located near a flash unit of the mobile device so that the flash unit is exposed by the aperture of said insert when the mobile device is arranged in the case . [ ;
wherein the aperture-facing surface of said insert is black; and
wherein the case was made by a process including:
forming the jacket without the insert,
forming the insert without the jacket, and
attaching the insert to the jacket] .