USPatent applicationPatented

Earphone

Granted 19 Nov 2019 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Shin Nishibori, Richard P. Howarth, Christopher J. Stringer, Bartley K. Andre +12 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application· this page
29/581,784
filed 21 Oct 2016
Publication
Not published
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Patent
US D867325
granted 19 Nov 2019

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Description

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›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 rear 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. The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

The shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/205D14/223

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Pendency
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1,124 days filing → grant
Office actions
4
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4
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2
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