▁Diego , ▁California ▁and ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁Ot ter Box . ▁The ▁company ▁designs , ▁manufact ures , ▁and ▁mark ets ▁cases ▁that ▁protect ▁smart phone ▁and ▁table t ▁functionality ▁and ▁condition ▁from ▁water , ▁snow , ▁d irt , ▁and ▁shock . ▁Their ▁products ▁include ▁cases , ▁fl ot ation ▁jack eting , ▁bel t ▁cli ps , ▁head ph ones , ▁charg ers , ▁connect ors , ▁arm ▁bands , ▁bi ke ▁mount s , ▁and ▁phot ography ▁equipment . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Life Proof ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁Gary ▁Ray ner , ▁ ▁serial ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Gary , ▁having ▁an ▁M BA ▁in ▁Business ▁from ▁Queensland ▁University ▁of ▁Technology . ▁After ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁and ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁invest ment , ▁the ▁company ▁made ▁its ▁public ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁LA UN CH ▁Conference ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁awards ▁for ▁best ▁product ▁and ▁best ▁presentation ▁after ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁with ▁a ▁Life Proof ▁protected ▁iPhone ▁ 4 ▁that ▁included ▁dro pping ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁sm other ing ▁it ▁in ▁k etch up , ▁must ard , ▁and ▁d irt , ▁followed ▁by ▁successfully ▁r ins ing ▁it ▁off ▁in ▁a ▁fish ▁tank . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁rival ▁manufact urer ▁Ot ter box ▁file d ▁a ▁pat ent ▁suit ▁claim ing ▁the ▁company ▁in fr ing ed ▁on ▁four ▁properties ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁protect ive ▁device