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Earphone

Granted 15 Apr 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Robert Boyd, Joseph F. Dembs, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh +5 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/958,964
filed 22 Aug 2024
Publication
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US D1070821
granted 15 Apr 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of…

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of an earphone showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top plan 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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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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Citations: 66 back · 3 forward

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D1040139-SS127 Aug 202426 Jan 2023grantedPair of earphones
USthis patentUS-D1070821-SS115 Apr 202522 Aug 2024grantedEarphone
JPJP-1760399-SS27 Dec 202324 Jul 2023grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1760400-SS27 Dec 202324 Jul 2023grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1766831-SS28 Mar 202424 Jul 2023grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1766965-SS29 Mar 202424 Jul 2023grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1766966-SS29 Mar 202424 Jul 2023grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1766967-SS29 Mar 202424 Jul 2023grantedイヤホンja
›Other offices — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-222948-SS13 Sep 202418 Jul 2023grantedPair of earphones
CACA-222949-SS13 Sep 202418 Jul 2023grantedEarphone
CACA-222950-SS13 Sep 202418 Jul 2023grantedEarphone
CLCL-2023002167-S1S125 Aug 202324 Jul 2023publishedAudífonos inalámbricoses
TWTW-D231232-SS11 May 202426 Jul 2023publishedEarphone
TWTW-D231233-SS11 May 202426 Jul 2023publishedEarphone
TWTW-D231234-SS11 May 202426 Jul 2023publishedEarphone
UAUA-46411-SS28 Mar 202421 Jul 2023published1. навушникиuk
UYUY-5100-SS31 Oct 202326 Jul 2023publishedPar de audífonoses

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