Earbud
Granted 3 May 2022 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr +16 · 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 earbud showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is another rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 5 is another side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 6 is another rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a side view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is another side view thereof.
The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the earbud that form no part of the claimed design.
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19 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 16 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D909347-S | S1 | 2 Feb 2021 | 20 Sep 2019 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D929376-S | S1 | 31 Aug 2021 | 1 Feb 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D929972-S | S1 | 7 Sep 2021 | 1 Feb 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| USthis patent | US-D950526-S | S1 | 3 May 2022 | 30 Aug 2021 | granted | Earbud |
| US | US-D951234-S | S1 | 10 May 2022 | 30 Aug 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D975066-S | S1 | 10 Jan 2023 | 5 May 2022 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D995491-S | S1 | 15 Aug 2023 | 3 Jan 2023 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1037216-S | S1 | 30 Jul 2024 | 11 Aug 2023 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1065157-S | S1 | 4 Mar 2025 | 26 Jul 2024 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1098078-S | S1 | 14 Oct 2025 | 3 Mar 2025 | granted | Earphone |
| JP | JP-1667030-S | S | 31 Aug 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1667031-S | S | 31 Aug 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1667780-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1667781-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1667782-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1667783-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | TW-D209301-S | S | 11 Jan 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 耳塞zh |
| TW | TW-D209477-S | S | 21 Jan 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D209478-S | S | 21 Jan 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 耳機zh |
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