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Earpiece

Granted 18 Apr 2023 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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

Application
29/825,906
filed 7 Feb 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D983772
granted 18 Apr 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top rear perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top rear perspective view of an earpiece showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the earpiece or environment that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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Pendency
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435 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
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Examiner
Paula Allen Greene
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›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D712382-SS12 Sep 20143 Jan 2013grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D740260-SS16 Oct 201529 Aug 2014grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D741299-SS120 Oct 201516 Jul 2014grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D792378-SS118 Jul 201729 Sep 2015grantedEarpiece
USUS-D844588-SS12 Apr 201930 Jun 2017grantedEarpiece
USUS-D896204-SS115 Sep 202026 Mar 2019grantedEarpiece
USUS-D928125-SS117 Aug 202114 Sep 2020grantedEarpiece
USUS-D942972-SS18 Feb 202216 Aug 2021grantedEarpiece
USthis patentUS-D983772-SS118 Apr 20237 Feb 2022grantedEarpiece
USUS-D1002591-SS124 Oct 20236 Apr 2023grantedEarpiece
›Other offices — 8 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-350233-SS21 Aug 20132 Jul 2013publishedAudio listening system
CACA-151868-SS17 Nov 20142 Jul 2013grantedEarphones
CACA-159183-SS17 Nov 20142 Jul 2013grantedEarphones
CLCL-2013001960-S1S117 Jan 20143 Jul 2013publishedAudifonoses
ECEC-SDI13012729-SS31 Oct 20133 Jul 2013publishedno title held
GTGT-201300030-SS11 Feb 20152 Jul 2013publishedSistema de audio escuchaes
TWTW-D167085-SS11 Apr 20152 Jul 2013publishedPortion of earphones
UAUA-28037-SS27 Oct 20143 Jul 2013publishedСистема для прослуховування звукуuk

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