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Audio speaker system

Granted 30 Jul 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Apple Inc. · originally Beats Electronics, LLC

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Inventors: Xuan Shu, Eric Fields, Robert Brunner · Examiner: Keli L Hill · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/410,580
filed 9 Jan 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D687016
granted 30 Jul 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an audio speaker system, embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown are included for the purpose of illustrating the unclaimed portions of the audio speaker system and form no part of the claim.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/216

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USthis patentUS-D687016-SS130 Jul 20139 Jan 2012grantedAudio speaker system
USUS-D709861-SS129 Jul 201421 Jun 2013grantedAudio speaker system
USUS-D755161-SS13 May 201613 Jun 2014grantedAudio speaker system
USUS-D842276-SS15 Mar 201926 Apr 2016grantedAudio speaker system
USUS-D959410-SS12 Aug 20224 Mar 2019grantedAudio speaker system
›Other offices — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-344171-SS5 Sep 20126 Jul 2012publishedAudio speaker system
CACA-146336-SS14 Feb 20133 Jul 2012grantedAudio speaker system
CACA-149101-SS14 Feb 20133 Jul 2012grantedAudio speaker system
TWTW-D154232-SS21 Jun 20139 Jul 2012publishedAudio speaker system
TWTW-D158424-SS11 Jan 20149 Jul 2012publishedA part of audio speaker system
UYUY-4169-QQ28 Feb 20136 Jul 2012publishedAltoparlantees

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