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Earbud tip

Granted 27 Jun 2023 · no office action yet

Application
29/843,617
filed 22 Jun 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D990457
granted 27 Jun 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a back, top perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a back, top perspective view of an earbud tip showing the new design; the mirror image earbud tip is evident from the earbud tip shown;

FIG. 2 is front, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left-side, bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front, top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a back, top perspective view showing unclaimed environment of an earbud tip; and,

FIG. 12 is a front, bottom perspective view showing unclaimed environment of an earbud tip.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the earbud tip that form no part of the claimed design, and/or show environment of the earbud tip that forms no part of the claimed design. The dot-dashed broken lines represent boundaries of the claimed earbud tip and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/223

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Examiner
Paula Allen Greene
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USUS-D961552-SS123 Aug 202227 May 2020grantedEarbud tip
USthis patentUS-D990457-SS127 Jun 202322 Jun 2022grantedEarbud tip
JPJP-1680645-SS8 Mar 202120 Nov 2020grantedno title held
›Other offices — 1 members
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CACA-199468-SS18 Jul 202219 Nov 2020grantedEarbud tip

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