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Pair of earphones

Granted 27 Jan 2026 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Guillaume Raoult, Joseph F. Dembs, Matthew Phillip Casebolt, Elvin Chu +8 · Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/882,283
filed 12 Jan 2023
Publication
Not published
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US D1110304
granted 27 Jan 2026

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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 a pair of earphones 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 side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an opposing 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 pair of earphones that form no part of the claimed design.

The innermost circular features inside of the earphone tips shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 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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Examiner
Katie Jane Stofko
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›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D975683-SS117 Jan 202319 May 2021grantedEarphone
USthis patentUS-D1110304-SS127 Jan 202612 Jan 2023grantedPair of earphones
JPJP-1707800-SS17 Feb 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1707801-SS17 Feb 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1707802-SS17 Feb 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1707803-SS17 Feb 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1717461-SS15 Jun 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1717462-SS15 Jun 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1717514-SS15 Jun 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
JPJP-1717515-SS15 Jun 202218 Nov 2021grantedイヤホンja
›Other offices — 13 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-207871-SS22 Mar 202315 Nov 2021grantedEarphone
CACA-207872-SS22 Mar 202315 Nov 2021grantedEarphone
CACA-207873-SS22 Mar 202315 Nov 2021grantedEarphone
CACA-207875-SS22 Mar 202315 Nov 2021grantedEarphone
CACA-207870-SS18 Jul 202315 Nov 2021grantedPair of earphones
CLCL-2021003036-S1S15 Aug 202217 Nov 2021publishedPar de auriculares.es
TWTW-D221057-SS11 Sep 202219 Nov 2021published耳機zh
TWTW-D221058-SS11 Sep 202219 Nov 2021published耳機zh
TWTW-D221059-SS11 Sep 202219 Nov 2021published耳機zh
TWTW-D221060-SS11 Sep 202219 Nov 2021published耳機zh
TWTW-D221230-SS21 Sep 202219 Nov 2021published耳機對zh
UAUA-45074-SS26 May 202219 Nov 2021published1. навушникиuk
UYUY-4906-SS31 May 202219 Nov 2021publishedPar de audífonoses

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