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
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1 parts›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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23 members · 7 offices›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D975683-S | S1 | 17 Jan 2023 | 19 May 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| USthis patent | US-D1110304-S | S1 | 27 Jan 2026 | 12 Jan 2023 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| JP | JP-1707800-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1707801-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1707802-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1707803-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717461-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717462-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717514-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717515-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
›Other offices — 13 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-207871-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207872-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207873-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207875-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207870-S | S | 18 Jul 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| CL | CL-2021003036-S1 | S1 | 5 Aug 2022 | 17 Nov 2021 | published | Par de auriculares.es |
| TW | TW-D221057-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221058-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221059-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221060-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221230-S | S | 21 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機對zh |
| UA | UA-45074-S | S | 26 May 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 1. навушникиuk |
| UY | UY-4906-S | S | 31 May 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | Par de audífonoses |
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