Audio listening system
Granted 20 Oct 2015 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Robert Brunner, Christopher Kuh · Examiner: Paula Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an audio listening system showing our new design; the earpieces are mirror images;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side perspective view of the first earpiece thereof, shown separately for purposes of illustration;
FIG. 5 is a side perspective view of the second earpiece thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the second earpiece thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the second earpiece thereof.
The broken lines in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and show portions of an audio listening system or environment that form no part of the claimed design.
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18 members · 8 offices›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D712382-S | S1 | 2 Sep 2014 | 3 Jan 2013 | granted | Audio listening system |
| US | US-D740260-S | S1 | 6 Oct 2015 | 29 Aug 2014 | granted | Audio listening system |
| USthis patent | US-D741299-S | S1 | 20 Oct 2015 | 16 Jul 2014 | granted | Audio listening system |
| US | US-D792378-S | S1 | 18 Jul 2017 | 29 Sep 2015 | granted | Earpiece |
| US | US-D844588-S | S1 | 2 Apr 2019 | 30 Jun 2017 | granted | Earpiece |
| US | US-D896204-S | S1 | 15 Sep 2020 | 26 Mar 2019 | granted | Earpiece |
| US | US-D928125-S | S1 | 17 Aug 2021 | 14 Sep 2020 | granted | Earpiece |
| US | US-D942972-S | S1 | 8 Feb 2022 | 16 Aug 2021 | granted | Earpiece |
| US | US-D983772-S | S1 | 18 Apr 2023 | 7 Feb 2022 | granted | Earpiece |
| US | US-D1002591-S | S1 | 24 Oct 2023 | 6 Apr 2023 | granted | Earpiece |
›Other offices — 8 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-350233-S | S | 21 Aug 2013 | 2 Jul 2013 | published | Audio listening system |
| CA | CA-151868-S | S | 17 Nov 2014 | 2 Jul 2013 | granted | Earphones |
| CA | CA-159183-S | S | 17 Nov 2014 | 2 Jul 2013 | granted | Earphones |
| CL | CL-2013001960-S1 | S1 | 17 Jan 2014 | 3 Jul 2013 | published | Audifonoses |
| EC | EC-SDI13012729-S | S | 31 Oct 2013 | 3 Jul 2013 | published | no title held |
| GT | GT-201300030-S | S | 11 Feb 2015 | 2 Jul 2013 | published | Sistema de audio escuchaes |
| TW | TW-D167085-S | S | 11 Apr 2015 | 2 Jul 2013 | published | Portion of earphones |
| UA | UA-28037-S | S | 27 Oct 2014 | 3 Jul 2013 | published | Система для прослуховування звукуuk |
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