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Headphones

Granted 13 Dec 2022 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Shota Aoyagi +17 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/835,626
filed 20 Apr 2022
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US D972529
granted 13 Dec 2022

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The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

U.S. Design application Ser. No. 29/731,847, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, is also incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto.

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom 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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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205

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UAUA-43647-SS29 Apr 202116 Oct 2020publishedНавушникиuk

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