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Earbud assembly

Granted 21 Mar 2017 · no office action yet

Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, James Stocker Webb, Quintin Morris, David Tao +1 · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/550,138
filed 30 Dec 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D781822
granted 21 Mar 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a left earbud assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front isometric view of a right earbud assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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USthis patentUS-D781822-SS121 Mar 201730 Dec 2015grantedEarbud assembly
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AUAU-201611262-SS21 Apr 20168 Mar 2016publishedEarbud assembly
AUAU-201611272-SS21 Apr 20168 Mar 2016publishedEarbud assembly
CACA-166908-SS4 Jan 201717 Feb 2016grantedEarbud assembly

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