Earphone
Granted 13 Apr 2021 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Sean Stewart Corbin, Robert Brunner, Guillaume Raoult, Duy P. Le +2 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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4 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an earphone showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom front 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.
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design.
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18 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 12 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D897320-S | S1 | 29 Sep 2020 | 25 Mar 2019 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| USthis patent | US-D916056-S | S1 | 13 Apr 2021 | 21 Jan 2020 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D916057-S | S1 | 13 Apr 2021 | 21 Jan 2020 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D942971-S | S1 | 8 Feb 2022 | 31 Mar 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D964324-S | S1 | 20 Sep 2022 | 7 Feb 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D990458-S | S1 | 27 Jun 2023 | 15 Sep 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1021867-S | S1 | 9 Apr 2024 | 8 Jun 2023 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1068741-S | S1 | 1 Apr 2025 | 5 Apr 2024 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1103971-S | S1 | 2 Dec 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | granted | Earphone |
| JP | JP-1665322-S | S | 3 Aug 2020 | 25 Sep 2019 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1665323-S | S | 3 Aug 2020 | 25 Sep 2019 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1665324-S | S | 3 Aug 2020 | 25 Sep 2019 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 6 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-190073-S | S | 14 Jan 2021 | 24 Sep 2019 | granted | Earphones |
| CA | CA-190074-S | S | 14 Jan 2021 | 24 Sep 2019 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-190075-S | S | 14 Jan 2021 | 24 Sep 2019 | granted | Earphone |
| TW | TW-D207882-S | S | 21 Oct 2020 | 24 Sep 2019 | published | Earphones |
| TW | TW-D207883-S | S | 21 Oct 2020 | 24 Sep 2019 | published | Earphone |
| TW | TW-D207884-S | S | 21 Oct 2020 | 24 Sep 2019 | published | Earphone |
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