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Ear phones

Granted 8 Jul 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: Microsoft Corporation

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Inventors: John Ikeda, Carl J. Ledbetter, John Dan Mabry · Examiner: Paula A Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/248,488
filed 17 Aug 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D572703
granted 8 Jul 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of ear phones showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a lateral view an ear phone of FIG. 1 thereof shown separately for purposes of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a medial view of an ear phone of FIG. 1 thereof shown separately for purposes of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof of the ear phones in FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing of various regions in the Figures, including the unshaded areas therein, is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205

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USthis patentUS-D572703-SS18 Jul 200817 Aug 2006grantedEar phones
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AUAU-314402-SS5 Jun 200711 Jan 2007publishedEar phones
AUAU-315423-SS30 Jul 200711 May 2007publishedEar phones
CACA-119030-SS3 Jun 200812 Jan 2007grantedSet of earphones
TWTW-D128961-S1S11 Jun 200931 Jan 2007publishedEar phones

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