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Audio listening system

Granted 23 Jun 2015 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Rhys Bonahoom, Robert Brunner · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/493,738
filed 12 Jun 2014
Publication
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US D732509
granted 23 Jun 2015

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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 an audio listening system showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side perspective view of the earbud of an audio listening system showing our new design, shown separately for purposes of illustration;

FIG. 5 is left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a left side view thereof.

The broken lines within the Figures show portions of the audio listening system that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D707652-SS124 Jun 20143 Jan 2013grantedAudio listening system
USthis patentUS-D732509-SS123 Jun 201512 Jun 2014grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D759634-SS121 Jun 201621 May 2015grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D796487-SS15 Sep 201718 May 2016grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D847780-SS17 May 201931 Aug 2017grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D901455-SS110 Nov 20203 May 2019grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D928744-SS124 Aug 20216 Nov 2020grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D949824-SS126 Apr 202223 Aug 2021grantedAudio listening system
USUS-D983173-SS111 Apr 202325 Apr 2022grantedAudio listening system
›Other offices — 10 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-350232-SS21 Aug 20132 Jul 2013publishedAudio listening system
CACA-151867-SS17 Nov 20142 Jul 2013grantedEarphones
CACA-156382-SS17 Nov 20142 Jul 2013grantedEarphones
CLCL-2013001961-S1S117 Jan 20143 Jul 2013publishedAudifonoses
ECEC-SDI13012728-SS31 Oct 20137 Mar 2013publishedno title held
GTGT-201300031-SS11 Feb 20152 Jul 2013publishedSistema de audio escuchaes
TWTW-D165954-SS11 Feb 20152 Jul 2013publishedPortion of earphones
UAUA-28038-SS27 Oct 20143 Jul 2013publishedСистема для прослуховування звукуuk
UYUY-4292-SS31 Jan 20143 Jul 2013publishedSistema de audioes
UYUY-4293-SS31 Jan 20143 Jul 2013publishedSistema de audioes

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