ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,472, issued on May 27, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Cases for electronic devices" was invented by Kristen L Cretella (San Francisco) and Camille I Henrot (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A case for an electronic device may include one or more buttons or logos. The case may have an inner wall that defines a recess for receiving the electronic device and an outer wall that forms an outer surface of the case. An opening may be formed in the outer wall to accommodate a button member or logo member. A layer of material such as a layer of fabric or polymer may have a first portion that forms at least part o...