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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

May. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eric X Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);

Muhammad H. Kiani, Cupertino, CA (US);

Rohan Dayal, Daly City, CA (US);

Ye Li, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/90 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/70 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/70 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02);
Abstract

Accessory cases that can be charged using one or more types of wireless chargers. An example can provide an accessory case having a first alignment feature for aligning to a first type of wireless charger. The first alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case. The one or more magnetic elements can be located in both the base and the lid of the accessory case. Another example can further include a second alignment feature for aligning to a second type of wireless charger. The second alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case.


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