Earphone Patent Grant Sabick , et al. August 24, 2 [Shure Incorporated]

Earphone

Sabick , et al. August 24, 2

Patent Grant D494956

U.S. patent number D494,956 [Application Number D/194,556] was granted by the patent office on 2004-08-24 for earphone. This patent grant is currently assigned to Shure Incorporated. Invention is credited to Gabor Paulke, Gary Lester Sabick, Ronald John Vish.

United States Patent	D494,956
Sabick , et al.	August 24, 2004

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Earphone

Claims

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

Inventors:	Sabick; Gary Lester (Schaumburg, IL), Vish; Ronald John (West Roxbury, MA), Paulke; Gabor (Boston, MA)
Assignee:	Shure Incorporated (Niles, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/194,556
Filed:	November 26, 2003

Current U.S. Class:	D14/205; D14/142
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/142,205,206,223 ;379/420.04,420.02,430 ;439/582,502 ;385/60,80,81,78 ;D13/133,154 ;181/129,149 ;381/373

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

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the earphone design having mirror image right and left earphone earpieces;

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 front view of the right earphone earpiece; the left earphone earpiece is a mirror image of the right earpiece;

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

FIG. 5 is a left 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 in FIGS. 1 through 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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