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Headphones

Granted 16 Jul 2019 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Robert D. Brunner, Christina J. Smiechowski, Eric Treski, Achille Biteau +1 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/615,486
filed 29 Aug 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D853986
granted 16 Jul 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of headphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom front perspective view of thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right 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 headphones that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205

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Pendency
1.9 y
686 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Paula Allen Greene
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
Citations: 103 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

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›IP5 & PCT — 12 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D796474-SS15 Sep 20177 Mar 2016grantedHeadphones
USthis patentUS-D853986-SS116 Jul 201929 Aug 2017grantedHeadphones
USUS-D904338-SS18 Dec 20209 Jul 2019grantedHeadphones
USUS-D927454-SS110 Aug 202125 Nov 2020grantedHeadphones
USUS-D950518-SS13 May 20229 Aug 2021grantedHeadphones
USUS-D975051-SS110 Jan 20232 May 2022grantedController
USUS-D999757-SS126 Sep 20239 Jan 2023grantedHeadphones
USUS-D1022952-SS116 Apr 202421 Sep 2023grantedHeadphones
USUS-D1094332-SS123 Sep 20255 Apr 2024grantedController
JPJP-1568163-SS30 Jan 201724 Aug 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1568164-SS30 Jan 201724 Aug 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1568165-SS30 Jan 201724 Aug 2016grantedno title held
›Other offices — 11 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-201614701-SS12 Sep 201626 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones
AUAU-201614702-SS12 Sep 201626 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones
AUAU-201614703-SS12 Sep 201626 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones
AUAU-201614704-SS12 Sep 201626 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones
AUAU-201614705-SS12 Sep 201626 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones
CACA-170133-SS14 Mar 201724 Aug 2016grantedHeadphones
CACA-170134-SS14 Mar 201724 Aug 2016grantedHeadphones
CACA-170135-SS14 Mar 201724 Aug 2016grantedHeadphones
TWTW-D182981-SS11 May 201730 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones
TWTW-D182982-SS11 May 201730 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones
TWTW-D183602-SS11 Jun 201730 Aug 2016publishedHeadphones

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