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Headphones

Granted 31 Dec 2024 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Robert Brunner, Christopher Kuh, Carlos M. Santana, Kevin P. Blasko +2 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/936,118
filed 5 Apr 2024
Publication
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US D1055891
granted 31 Dec 2024

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Description

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›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 top rear 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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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205

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USUS-D899401-SS120 Oct 202015 May 2019grantedHeadphones
USUS-D927453-SS110 Aug 202116 Oct 2020grantedHeadphones
USUS-D949823-SS126 Apr 20229 Aug 2021grantedHeadphones
USUS-D975050-SS110 Jan 202325 Apr 2022grantedHeadphones
USUS-D995474-SS115 Aug 20239 Jan 2023grantedHeadphones
USUS-D1022951-SS116 Apr 202426 Jul 2023grantedHeadphones
USthis patentUS-D1055891-SS131 Dec 20245 Apr 2024grantedHeadphones
USUS-D1082745-SS18 Jul 202530 Dec 2024grantedHeadphones
USUS-D1106998-SS123 Dec 20257 Jul 2025grantedHeadphones
JPJP-1654469-SS9 Mar 202014 Nov 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1654692-SS9 Mar 202014 Nov 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1654693-SS9 Mar 202014 Nov 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1654694-SS9 Mar 202014 Nov 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1654695-SS9 Mar 202014 Nov 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1656110-SS30 Mar 202014 Nov 2019grantedno title held
›Other offices — 4 members
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TWTW-D206654-SS21 Aug 202014 Nov 2019published耳機zh
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TWTW-D206857-SS1 Sep 202014 Nov 2019published耳機zh
UAUA-42079-SS10 Aug 202014 Nov 2019publishedНавушникиuk

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