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S1Earpiece
Granted 20 Sep 2011 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Bank of America Corporation · originally Bose Corporation
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Inventors: Ryan C. Silvestri, Kevin P. Annunziato, Eric M. Wallace, Ian M. Collier +1 · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
Application
29/385,662
filed 17 Feb 2011
Publication
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US D645458
granted 20 Sep 2011
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Description
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earpiece as seen from the front, top and left side;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
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Claims
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›1.independentThe ornamental design for an earpiece, substantially as shown and described.
Classifications
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D14/223
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›IP5 & PCT — 61 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D645458-S | S1 | 20 Sep 2011 | 17 Feb 2011 | granted | Earpiece |
| US | US-2012039500-A1 | A1 | 16 Feb 2012 | 20 Aug 2010 | published | Earpiece Positioning and Retaining |
| US | US-2012163617-A1 | A1 | 28 Jun 2012 | 7 Mar 2012 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-8249287-B2 | B2 | 21 Aug 2012 | 20 Aug 2010 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-8254621-B2 | B2 | 28 Aug 2012 | 7 Mar 2012 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2013148838-A1 | A1 | 13 Jun 2013 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2014079273-A1 | A1 | 20 Mar 2014 | 19 Nov 2013 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-8929582-B2 | B2 | 6 Jan 2015 | 19 Nov 2013 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2015078578-A1 | A1 | 19 Mar 2015 | 25 Nov 2014 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2015078607-A1 | A1 | 19 Mar 2015 | 25 Nov 2014 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-8989426-B2 | B2 | 24 Mar 2015 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2015092977-A1 | A1 | 2 Apr 2015 | 9 Dec 2014 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2015098605-A1 | A1 | 9 Apr 2015 | 9 Dec 2014 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-9036852-B2 | B2 | 19 May 2015 | 9 Dec 2014 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-9036853-B2 | B2 | 19 May 2015 | 9 Dec 2014 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-9042590-B2 | B2 | 26 May 2015 | 25 Nov 2014 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2017034610-A1 | A1 | 2 Feb 2017 | 14 Oct 2016 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2018184187-A1 | A1 | 28 Jun 2018 | 26 Feb 2018 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-10034078-B2 | B2 | 24 Jul 2018 | 25 Nov 2014 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-10045113-B2 | B2 | 7 Aug 2018 | 14 Oct 2016 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-10785555-B2 | B2 | 22 Sep 2020 | 26 Feb 2018 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-2020404408-A1 | A1 | 24 Dec 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| US | US-11330355-B2 | B2 | 10 May 2022 | 31 Aug 2020 | granted | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| EP | EP-2606658-A1 | A1 | 26 Jun 2013 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Structure de mise en place et de retenue d'écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-2816815-A2 | A2 | 24 Dec 2014 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-2816815-A3 | A3 | 11 Mar 2015 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Kopfhörerde |
| EP | EP-2606658-B1 | B1 | 5 Oct 2016 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Structure de mise en place et de retenue d'écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-2816815-B1 | B1 | 14 Jun 2017 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-3223534-A1 | A1 | 27 Sep 2017 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-3223535-A1 | A1 | 27 Sep 2017 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Kopfhörerde |
| EP | EP-3223534-B1 | B1 | 10 Apr 2019 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Kopfhörerde |
| EP | EP-3223535-B1 | B1 | 10 Apr 2019 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Earphone |
| EP | EP-3481079-A1 | A1 | 8 May 2019 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-3481080-A1 | A1 | 8 May 2019 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Earphone |
| EP | EP-3487186-A1 | A1 | 22 May 2019 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Kopfhörerde |
| EP | EP-3487186-B1 | B1 | 10 Nov 2021 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-2816815-B2 | B2 | 18 Jan 2023 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Earphone |
| EP | EP-3223534-B2 | B2 | 24 May 2023 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Kopfhörerde |
| EP | EP-3223535-B2 | B2 | 28 Jun 2023 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Écouteurfr |
| EP | EP-3481080-B1 | B1 | 15 May 2024 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Kopfhörerde |
| EP | EP-3481079-B1 | B1 | 6 Nov 2024 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | Écouteurfr |
| JP | JP-2013534393-A | A | 2 Sep 2013 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | イヤピース位置決めおよび保持構造体ja |
| JP | JP-5612769-B2 | B2 | 22 Oct 2014 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | イヤピース位置決めおよび保持構造体ja |
| JP | JP-2014209804-A | A | 6 Nov 2014 | 14 Aug 2014 | published | Earpiece positioning and holding structure |
| JP | JP-5795672-B2 | B2 | 14 Oct 2015 | 14 Aug 2014 | granted | イヤピース位置決めおよび保持構造体ja |
| JP | JP-2015228694-A | A | 17 Dec 2015 | 4 Aug 2015 | published | イヤピース位置決めおよび保持構造体ja |
| JP | JP-6125579-B2 | B2 | 10 May 2017 | 4 Aug 2015 | granted | イヤピース位置決めおよび保持構造体ja |
| JP | JP-2017143563-A | A | 17 Aug 2017 | 4 Apr 2017 | published | Earpiece positioning and holding structure |
| JP | JP-6469158-B2 | B2 | 13 Feb 2019 | 4 Apr 2017 | granted | イヤピース位置決めおよび保持構造体ja |
| JP | JP-2019050616-A | A | 28 Mar 2019 | 21 Nov 2018 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining structure |
| JP | JP-6644858-B2 | B2 | 12 Feb 2020 | 21 Nov 2018 | granted | イヤピース位置決めおよび保持構造体ja |
| CN | CN-202121744-U | U | 18 Jan 2012 | 14 Feb 2011 | granted | Earphones |
| CN | CN-102378077-A | A | 14 Mar 2012 | 14 Feb 2011 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
| CN | CN-102378078-A | A | 14 Mar 2012 | 14 Feb 2011 | published | 耳机定位和保持zh |
| CN | CN-103155588-A | A | 12 Jun 2013 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | 耳机定位和保持结构zh |
| CN | CN-104185108-A | A | 3 Dec 2014 | 14 Feb 2011 | published | Earpiece Positioning and Retaining |
| CN | CN-102378077-B | B | 3 Jun 2015 | 14 Feb 2011 | granted | Integral ear adapter of in-type earphone |
| CN | CN-102378078-B | B | 3 Jun 2015 | 14 Feb 2011 | granted | 耳机zh |
| CN | CN-103155588-B | B | 31 Aug 2016 | 15 Aug 2011 | granted | 耳内耳机的整体式耳用接头zh |
| CN | CN-106028198-A | A | 12 Oct 2016 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining structure |
| WO | WO-2012024226-A1 | A1 | 23 Feb 2012 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Structure de mise en place et de retenue d'écouteurfr |
›Other offices — 5 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | DE-202011002165-U1 | U1 | 19 May 2011 | 31 Jan 2011 | published | Ohrstück-Positionierung und -halterungde |
| HK | HK-1163413-A1 | A1 | 7 Sep 2012 | 16 Apr 2012 | published | Unitary ear interface of inear earpiece |
| HK | HK-1163414-A1 | A1 | 7 Sep 2012 | 16 Apr 2012 | published | Earpiece |
| HK | HK-1186617-A1 | A1 | 14 Mar 2014 | 15 Aug 2011 | published | Unitary ear interface of inear earpiece |
| HK | HK-1204837-A1 | A1 | 4 Dec 2015 | 16 Apr 2012 | published | Earpiece positioning and retaining |
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