Earphone Patent Grant Alwicker , et al. April 13, 2 [Shure Incorporated]

Earphone

Alwicker , et al. April 13, 2

Patent Grant D488460

U.S. patent number D488,460 [Application Number D/172,254] was granted by the patent office on 2004-04-13 for earphone. This patent grant is currently assigned to Shure Incorporated. Invention is credited to Michael Joseph Alwicker, Ronald John Vish.

United States Patent	D488,460
Alwicker , et al.	April 13, 2004

Earphone

Claims

An ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.

Inventors:	Alwicker; Michael Joseph (Evanston, IL), Vish; Ronald John (West Roxbury, MA)
Assignee:	Shure Incorporated (Evanston, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/172,254
Filed:	December 9, 2002

Current U.S. Class:	D14/223
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/192,205,206,223,228,248 ;181/128-130 ;379/430,431 ;381/374,376,377,378,379,381 ;D24/106,134 ;128/864,866

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Primary Examiner: Mortimer; Paula A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the earphone design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the right earphone earpiece; the left earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the right earpiece;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the right earphone earpiece; the left earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the right earpiece;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the right earphone earpiece; the left earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the right earpiece;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the right earphone earpiece; the left earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the right earpiece;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the right earphone earpiece; the left earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the right earpiece; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the right earphone earpiece; the left earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the right earpiece.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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