Earbud

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 front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image thereof.

The shading on the rounded feature of the design shows a clear frosted surface.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an earbud, 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/336,806
Filed:	May 8, 2009

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29324197	Sep 8, 2008
	29324132	Sep 5, 2008	D596616

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/205; D14/223
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/205,206,223,142,188 ;181/129,130,135 ;379/430 ;381/380,381,322,370 ;D24/106 ;128/864,865 ;600/559

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