Pair of earphones
Granted 29 Dec 2020 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Molly Anderson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Jonathan P. Ive +16 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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6 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pair of earphones showing the claimed 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 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.
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19 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 14 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D906297-S | S1 | 29 Dec 2020 | 13 Sep 2019 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| US | US-D907010-S | S1 | 5 Jan 2021 | 10 Jul 2020 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D928743-S | S1 | 24 Aug 2021 | 10 Jul 2020 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D928745-S | S1 | 24 Aug 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | granted | Earbud |
| US | US-D929374-S | S1 | 31 Aug 2021 | 10 Jul 2020 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D961557-S | S1 | 23 Aug 2022 | 23 Aug 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D977460-S | S1 | 7 Feb 2023 | 22 Aug 2022 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| US | US-D1032570-S | S1 | 25 Jun 2024 | 3 Feb 2023 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1067215-S | S1 | 18 Mar 2025 | 21 Jun 2024 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1068742-S | S1 | 1 Apr 2025 | 5 Aug 2024 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1108398-S | S1 | 6 Jan 2026 | 31 Mar 2025 | granted | Earphone |
| JP | JP-1667777-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1667778-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1667779-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 5 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL | CL-2020000596-S1 | S1 | 21 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | Auriculares.es |
| TW | TW-D209475-S | S | 21 Jan 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D209476-S | S | 21 Jan 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D209710-S | S | 1 Feb 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 耳機zh |
| UA | UA-42394-S | S | 25 Sep 2020 | 6 Mar 2020 | published | Навушникиuk |
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