Earphone

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an earphone showing our new 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 left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the Figures show environment only and form no part of the claimed design. The drawings are stipple and line shaded to show contrast. For example, the areas with line shading are white, the areas with light stipple shading on the round feature of the design are clear frosted, the areas with darker stipple shading on the lower end of the design are grey, and the areas with the darkest stipple shading at the upper end of the design are a stainless steel or silver color.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Andre; Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (Portola Valley, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Satzger; Douglas B. (Menlo Park, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/324,197
Filed:	September 8, 2008

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29324132	Sep 5, 2008	D596616

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/223
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/205,206,223 ;181/129,130,135 ;379/430 ;381/380,381,322,370,371 ;D24/174 ;128/864,865 ;2/209 ;600/559

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Primary Examiner: Greene; Paula
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC