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Earphone

Granted 29 Jun 2010 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank · originally Koss Stereophones

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Inventors: Michael J. Pelland, Mandy Johnson, Michael J. Koss, Ronaldo J. Santiago · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/334,942
filed 6 Apr 2009
Publication
Not published
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US D618669
granted 29 Jun 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a right perspective view of an earphone showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line portions in the drawings are for illustrative purposes and do not form a part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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Paula Greene
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USthis patentUS-D618669-SS129 Jun 20106 Apr 2009grantedEarphone
USUS-2011103636-A1A15 May 201118 May 2009publishedAdjustable, dual speaker element in-ear phone
USUS-8103040-B2B224 Jan 201218 May 2009grantedAdjustable, dual speaker element in-ear phone
›Other offices — 2 members
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CACA-131287-SS30 Apr 20102 Jul 2009grantedEarphone
CACA-134506-SS30 Apr 20102 Jul 2009grantedEarphone

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