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Audio listening system

Granted 24 Nov 2015 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Robert Brunner, Achille Biteau, Christopher Kuh · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/490,932
filed 15 May 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D743945
granted 24 Nov 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an audio listening system showing our new design, one earpiece is shown separately for purposes of illustration;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front view of an audio listening system with a pair of earpieces.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the audio listening system that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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USthis patentUS-D743945-SS124 Nov 201515 May 2014grantedAudio listening system
JPJP-1541343-SS12 Jan 201614 Nov 2014grantedno title held
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-359007-SS26 Nov 201413 Nov 2014publishedAudio listening system
CACA-159500-SS10 Dec 201512 Nov 2014grantedEarphones
TWTW-D173492-SS1 Feb 201614 Nov 2014publishedPortion of an earphone

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