Pair of earphones
Granted 23 Aug 2022 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Christopher Kuh, Robert Boyd, Guillaume Raoult, Duy P. Le +6 · Examiner: Dana K Weiland · AU 2925 · TC 2900
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7 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a pair of earphones 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 side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is an opposing side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.
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18 members · 7 offices›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D961555-S | S1 | 23 Aug 2022 | 23 Dec 2020 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| US | US-D995490-S | S1 | 15 Aug 2023 | 22 Aug 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1047978-S | S1 | 22 Oct 2024 | 26 Jul 2023 | granted | Earphone |
| JP | JP-1702452-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702453-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702454-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1710950-S | S | 28 Mar 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1711014-S | S | 28 Mar 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1711015-S | S | 28 Mar 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
›Other offices — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-204229-S | S | 19 Dec 2022 | 16 Jun 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-204231-S | S | 19 Dec 2022 | 16 Jun 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-204232-S | S | 19 Dec 2022 | 16 Jun 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CL | CL-2021001688-S1 | S1 | 21 Jan 2022 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | Audífono.es |
| TW | TW-D218555-S | S | 1 May 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | published | Earphone |
| TW | TW-D218556-S | S | 1 May 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | published | Earphone |
| TW | TW-D218557-S | S | 1 May 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| UA | UA-44531-S | S | 18 Nov 2021 | 22 Jun 2021 | published | Навушникuk |
| UY | UY-4879-S | S | 30 Nov 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | Audífonoses |
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