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Earphone

Granted 22 Oct 2024 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Robert Brunner, Matthew Phillip Casebolt, Robert Boyd, Duy P. Le +6 · Examiner: Jack Reickel · AU 2925 · TC 2900

Application
29/880,712
filed 26 Jul 2023
Publication
Not published
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US D1047978
granted 22 Oct 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top 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 right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof.

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

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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Examiner
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Citations: 34 back · 5 forward

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Worldwide family

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›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D961555-SS123 Aug 202223 Dec 2020grantedPair of earphones
USUS-D995490-SS115 Aug 202322 Aug 2022grantedEarphone
USthis patentUS-D1047978-SS122 Oct 202426 Jul 2023grantedEarphone
JPJP-1702452-SS20 Dec 202122 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702453-SS20 Dec 202122 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702454-SS20 Dec 202122 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1710950-SS28 Mar 202222 Jun 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1711014-SS28 Mar 202222 Jun 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1711015-SS28 Mar 202222 Jun 2021grantedイヤホンja
›Other offices — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-204229-SS19 Dec 202216 Jun 2021grantedEarphone
CACA-204231-SS19 Dec 202216 Jun 2021grantedEarphone
CACA-204232-SS19 Dec 202216 Jun 2021grantedEarphone
CLCL-2021001688-S1S121 Jan 202223 Jun 2021publishedAudífono.es
TWTW-D218555-SS1 May 202222 Jun 2021publishedEarphone
TWTW-D218556-SS1 May 202222 Jun 2021publishedEarphone
TWTW-D218557-SS1 May 202222 Jun 2021published耳機zh
UAUA-44531-SS18 Nov 202122 Jun 2021publishedНавушникuk
UYUY-4879-SS30 Nov 202123 Jun 2021publishedAudífonoses

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