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Earphones

Granted 8 Apr 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Christopher Kuh, William R. Rochowicz, Carlos M. Santana, Robert Brunner +4 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/936,011
filed 5 Apr 2024
Publication
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US D1069754
granted 8 Apr 2025

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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 earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom 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 earphones 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
D14/205D14/223

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USUS-D896200-SS115 Sep 202025 Mar 2019grantedEarphones
USUS-D919594-SS118 May 202116 Dec 2019grantedEarphones
USUS-D919595-SS118 May 202116 Dec 2019grantedEarphones
USUS-D935436-SS19 Nov 202117 May 2021grantedEarphones
USUS-D968363-SS11 Nov 20228 Nov 2021grantedEarphones
USUS-D1021852-SS19 Apr 202431 Oct 2022grantedEarphones
USthis patentUS-D1069754-SS18 Apr 20255 Apr 2024grantedEarphones
USUS-D1103962-SS12 Dec 20252 Apr 2025grantedEarphones
JPJP-1665368-SS3 Aug 202025 Sep 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1665369-SS3 Aug 202025 Sep 2019grantedno title held
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›Other offices — 2 members
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CACA-190077-SS13 Jan 202124 Sep 2019grantedEarphones
CACA-190076-SS14 Jan 202124 Sep 2019grantedEarphones

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