USPatentGranted

Component for a headphone

Granted 19 Aug 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

Inventors: Eugene Antony Whang, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Jody Akana, Clement Tissandier +17 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/992,600

filed 10 Mar 2025

Publication

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US D1089157

granted 19 Aug 2025

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a component for a headphone 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.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a component for a headphone as shown and described.

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/205

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Examiner

Paula Allen Greene

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Worldwide family

11 members · 4 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D952598-S	S1	24 May 2022	22 Jun 2020	granted	Component for a headphone
US	US-D973629-S	S1	27 Dec 2022	20 May 2022	granted	Component for a headphone
US	US-D1042412-S	S1	17 Sep 2024	22 Dec 2022	granted	Component for a headphone
US	US-D1066302-S	S1	11 Mar 2025	13 Sep 2024	granted	Component for a headphone
USthis patent	US-D1089157-S	S1	19 Aug 2025	10 Mar 2025	granted	Component for a headphone
JP	JP-1691873-S	S	2 Aug 2021	16 Oct 2020	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1719769-S	S	14 Jul 2022	16 Oct 2020	granted	ヘッドホン用部品ja

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-198771-S	S	25 Mar 2022	16 Oct 2020	granted	Ear cushion for a headphone
CA	CA-198772-S	S	25 Mar 2022	16 Oct 2020	granted	Ear cushion for a headphone
TW	TW-D214807-S	S	21 Oct 2021	16 Oct 2020	published	耳機之零件zh
TW	TW-D214808-S	S	21 Oct 2021	16 Oct 2020	published	耳機之零件zh

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