Headphones
Granted 17 Mar 2026 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Shota Aoyagi, Robert Brunner, Christopher Kuh, Christopher J. Stringer +2 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of headphones showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a reference view showing an enlarged portion of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 9 is a reference view showing an enlarged portion of FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 10 is a reference view showing an enlarged portion of FIG. 3 ;
FIG. 11 is a reference view showing an enlarged portion of FIG. 4 ; and,
FIG. 12 is a reference view showing an enlarged portion of FIG. 6 .
The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the headphones that form no part of the claimed design.
The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.
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21 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 14 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D817301-S | S1 | 8 May 2018 | 26 Aug 2016 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D831610-S | S1 | 23 Oct 2018 | 20 Oct 2017 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D873791-S | S1 | 28 Jan 2020 | 19 Oct 2018 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D874429-S | S1 | 4 Feb 2020 | 19 Oct 2018 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D881838-S | S1 | 21 Apr 2020 | 19 Oct 2018 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D921608-S | S1 | 8 Jun 2021 | 13 Jan 2020 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D941800-S | S1 | 25 Jan 2022 | 7 Jun 2021 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D969783-S | S1 | 15 Nov 2022 | 24 Jan 2022 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D995473-S | S1 | 15 Aug 2023 | 14 Nov 2022 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D1020688-S | S1 | 2 Apr 2024 | 26 Jul 2023 | granted | Headphones |
| US | US-D1066287-S | S1 | 11 Mar 2025 | 29 Mar 2024 | granted | Headphones |
| USthis patent | US-D1118564-S | S1 | 17 Mar 2026 | 10 Mar 2025 | granted | Headphones |
| JP | JP-1580978-S | S | 10 Jul 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1580979-S | S | 10 Jul 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 7 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-201711151-S | S | 15 Mar 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201711152-S | S | 15 Mar 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | published | Headphones |
| AU | AU-201711153-S | S | 15 Mar 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | published | Headphones |
| CA | CA-173260-S | S | 25 Sep 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | granted | Headphones |
| CA | CA-173261-S | S | 25 Sep 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | granted | Headphones |
| CA | CA-173262-S | S | 25 Sep 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | granted | Headphones |
| TW | TW-D187383-S | S | 21 Dec 2017 | 24 Feb 2017 | published | Headphones |
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