Earphone

Description

This application is also related to U.S. application Ser. No. 29/336,806, filed May 8, 2009, now U.S. Design Pat. No. D618,209, which is a divisional application of U.S. Design application Ser. No. 29/324,197, filed Sep. 8, 2008, now U.S. Design Pat. No. D599,330, which is a continuation of U.S. Design application Ser. No. 29/324,132, filed Sep. 5, 2008, now U.S. Design Pat. No. D596,616. The disclosures of these applications are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference thereto.

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

FIG. 6 is a 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 portions of the earphone which form no part of the claimed design.

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 (Kailua, HI), 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)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Apple Inc. Cupertino CA US
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/444,234
Filed:	January 28, 2013

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29425328	Jun 21, 2012	D675194
	29410849	Jan 12, 2012	D662495
	29391833	May 13, 2011	D653236
	29362081	May 19, 2010	D639279
	29336808	May 8, 2009	D618210
	29324132	Sep 5, 2008	D596616

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/223; D14/228
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/223,205,206,225,228 ;181/129,130,135 ;379/430,431 ;381/328,325,345,380,381,370,371 ;128/864 ;600/474 ;455/90.3

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Primary Examiner: Greene; Paula
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.