Earphone
Granted 16 Jun 2015 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Daniel J. Coster, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Matthew Dean Rohrbach +12 · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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4 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an earphone showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left 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 earphone that form no part of the claimed design. The dot dash lines show an unclaimed boundary and form no part of the claimed design.
The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.
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26 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 14 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D681015-S | S1 | 30 Apr 2013 | 8 Sep 2012 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D707206-S | S1 | 17 Jun 2014 | 29 Apr 2013 | granted | Earphone |
| USthis patent | US-D732008-S | S1 | 16 Jun 2015 | 12 Jun 2014 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D769849-S | S1 | 25 Oct 2016 | 15 Jun 2015 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D867325-S | S1 | 19 Nov 2019 | 21 Oct 2016 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D914645-S | S1 | 30 Mar 2021 | 15 Nov 2019 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D915354-S | S1 | 6 Apr 2021 | 15 Nov 2019 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D929377-S | S1 | 31 Aug 2021 | 2 Apr 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D951235-S | S1 | 10 May 2022 | 30 Aug 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D973638-S | S1 | 27 Dec 2022 | 4 May 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D973639-S | S1 | 27 Dec 2022 | 5 May 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1002589-S | S1 | 24 Oct 2023 | 20 Dec 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1065156-S | S1 | 4 Mar 2025 | 20 Oct 2023 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1098079-S | S1 | 14 Oct 2025 | 3 Mar 2025 | granted | Earphone |
›Other offices — 12 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-348160-S | S | 22 Apr 2013 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | Earpiece of an earphone |
| AU | AU-348161-S | S | 22 Apr 2013 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | Earpiece of an earphone |
| AU | AU-348162-S | S | 22 Apr 2013 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | Earpiece of an earphone |
| AU | AU-348163-S | S | 22 Apr 2013 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | Earpiece of an earphone |
| AU | AU-348164-S | S | 22 Apr 2013 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | Earphones |
| CL | CL-2013000648-S1 | S1 | 15 Nov 2013 | 8 Mar 2013 | published | Auriculares |
| TW | TW-D162971-S | S | 11 Sep 2014 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | 耳機之部分zh |
| TW | TW-D162972-S | S | 11 Sep 2014 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | 耳機之部分zh |
| TW | TW-D163155-S | S | 21 Sep 2014 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D164334-S | S | 21 Nov 2014 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | 耳機之部分zh |
| TW | TW-D164749-S | S | 11 Dec 2014 | 1 Mar 2013 | published | A portion of an earphone |
| UA | UA-26820-S | S | 25 Apr 2014 | 27 Feb 2013 | published | Телефон головнийuk |
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