Earphones
Granted 24 Feb 2026 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Matthew Phillip Casebolt, Duy P. Le, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Robert Brunner +6 · Examiner: Garth Rademaker · AU 2922 · TC 2900
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1 parts›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 or environment that form no part of the claimed design.
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8 members · 2 offices›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D1000117-S | S1 | 3 Oct 2023 | 19 May 2021 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1077470-S | S1 | 3 Jun 2025 | 2 Oct 2023 | granted | Case |
| USthis patent | US-D1114774-S | S1 | 24 Feb 2026 | 2 Jun 2025 | granted | Earphones |
›Other offices — 5 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | TW-D220508-S | S | 11 Aug 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 盒子zh |
| TW | TW-D220509-S | S | 11 Aug 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 盒子zh |
| TW | TW-D220510-S | S | 11 Aug 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 裝有耳機之盒zh |
| TW | TW-D221061-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 裝有耳機之盒zh |
| TW | TW-D221062-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 裝有耳機之盒zh |
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