Earphone
Granted 30 Apr 2019 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Daniele De Iuliis, Mikael Silvanto +20 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an earphone showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.
The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design.
The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.
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14 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D801314-S | S1 | 31 Oct 2017 | 6 Sep 2016 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| USthis patent | US-D847125-S | S1 | 30 Apr 2019 | 30 Oct 2017 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D896788-S | S1 | 22 Sep 2020 | 29 Apr 2019 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D929375-S | S1 | 31 Aug 2021 | 21 Sep 2020 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D949833-S | S1 | 26 Apr 2022 | 30 Aug 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D988297-S | S1 | 6 Jun 2023 | 25 Apr 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1006797-S | S1 | 5 Dec 2023 | 28 Apr 2023 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1050084-S | S1 | 5 Nov 2024 | 4 Dec 2023 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| JP | JP-1585727-S | S | 11 Sep 2017 | 6 Mar 2017 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1585850-S | S | 11 Sep 2017 | 6 Mar 2017 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-201711286-S | S | 20 Mar 2017 | 3 Mar 2017 | published | Earphone |
| AU | AU-201711287-S | S | 20 Mar 2017 | 3 Mar 2017 | published | Earphone |
| CA | CA-172976-S | S | 13 Sep 2018 | 8 Feb 2017 | granted | Earphone |
| TW | TW-D187641-S | S | 1 Jan 2018 | 20 Feb 2017 | published | Earphone |
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