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Audio speaker system

Granted 3 May 2016 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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

Application
29/493,898
filed 13 Jun 2014
Publication
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US D755161
granted 3 May 2016

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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 showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portion of the audio speaker system that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/216

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›IP5 & PCT — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D687016-SS130 Jul 20139 Jan 2012grantedAudio speaker system
USUS-D709861-SS129 Jul 201421 Jun 2013grantedAudio speaker system
USthis patentUS-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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