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Earphone

Granted 9 Oct 2012 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sony Corporation · originally Sony Group Corporation

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Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Jun Katsumata, So Morimoto · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/371,902
filed 11 Jan 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D668631
granted 9 Oct 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top, right perspective…

FIG. 1 is a front, top, right perspective view of a first embodiment of an earphone showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, top, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a front, top, right perspective view of a second embodiment of an earphone showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a front, top, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 17 is a front, top, right perspective view of a third embodiment of an earphone showing our new design;

FIG. 18 is a front, top, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 24 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The portions indicated in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. Dot-dash broken lines define the boundaries of, but are not included in, the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205

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Examiner
Paula Greene
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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