Earphone
Granted 17 Jan 2023 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Elvin Chu, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Robert Brunner, Joseph F. Dembs +8 · Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an earphone 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 right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.
The dashed broken lines in the FIGURES show portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design.
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23 members · 7 offices›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D975683-S | S1 | 17 Jan 2023 | 19 May 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| US | US-D1110304-S | S1 | 27 Jan 2026 | 12 Jan 2023 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| JP | JP-1707800-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1707801-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1707802-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1707803-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717461-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717462-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717514-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
| JP | JP-1717515-S | S | 15 Jun 2022 | 18 Nov 2021 | granted | イヤホンja |
›Other offices — 13 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-207871-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207872-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207873-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207875-S | S | 22 Mar 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Earphone |
| CA | CA-207870-S | S | 18 Jul 2023 | 15 Nov 2021 | granted | Pair of earphones |
| CL | CL-2021003036-S1 | S1 | 5 Aug 2022 | 17 Nov 2021 | published | Par de auriculares.es |
| TW | TW-D221057-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221058-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221059-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221060-S | S | 11 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機zh |
| TW | TW-D221230-S | S | 21 Sep 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 耳機對zh |
| UA | UA-45074-S | S | 26 May 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | 1. навушникиuk |
| UY | UY-4906-S | S | 31 May 2022 | 19 Nov 2021 | published | Par de audífonoses |
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