Headphones
Granted 10 Aug 2021 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Achille Biteau, Christopher Kuh, Robert D. Brunner, Eric Treski +1 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of headphones showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom front 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 broken lines in the figures show portions of the headphones that form no part of the claimed design.
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23 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 12 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D796474-S | S1 | 5 Sep 2017 | 7 Mar 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D853986-S | S1 | 16 Jul 2019 | 29 Aug 2017 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D904338-S | S1 | 8 Dec 2020 | 9 Jul 2019 | granted | Headphones |
| USthis patent | US-D927454-S | S1 | 10 Aug 2021 | 25 Nov 2020 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D950518-S | S1 | 3 May 2022 | 9 Aug 2021 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D975051-S | S1 | 10 Jan 2023 | 2 May 2022 | granted | Controller |
| US | US-D999757-S | S1 | 26 Sep 2023 | 9 Jan 2023 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D1022952-S | S1 | 16 Apr 2024 | 21 Sep 2023 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D1094332-S | S1 | 23 Sep 2025 | 5 Apr 2024 | granted | Controller |
| JP | JP-1568163-S | S | 30 Jan 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1568164-S | S | 30 Jan 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1568165-S | S | 30 Jan 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 11 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-201614701-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614702-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614703-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614704-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201614705-S | S | 12 Sep 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| CA | CA-170133-S | S | 14 Mar 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| CA | CA-170134-S | S | 14 Mar 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| CA | CA-170135-S | S | 14 Mar 2017 | 24 Aug 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| TW | TW-D182981-S | S | 11 May 2017 | 30 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| TW | TW-D182982-S | S | 11 May 2017 | 30 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
| TW | TW-D183602-S | S | 11 Jun 2017 | 30 Aug 2016 | published | Headphones |
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