Combined earphones and packaging

Akana , et al. September 12, 2

Patent Grant D796968

U.S. patent number D796,968 [Application Number D/542,017] was granted by the patent office on 2017-09-12 for combined earphones and packaging. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.


United States Patent D796,968
Akana ,   et al. September 12, 2017

Combined earphones and packaging

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for combined earphones and packaging, as shown and described.
Inventors: Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Aoyagi; Shota (San Francisco, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Hoenig; Julian (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), Silvanto; Mikael (San Francisco, 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/542,017
Filed: October 9, 2015

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29489106 Apr 25, 2014 D740653
29431868 Jun 10, 2014 D706643

Current U.S. Class: D9/721; D9/456; D14/223
Current International Class: 0903
Field of Search: ;D9/414-434,456-457,715-722,737 ;D7/601,602,538,540,550.1 ;D3/202,203.5,203.6,205 ;D14/223

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Other References

Jacostore.co.uk, "Black Ladybird Beetle Earphones," (http://www.jacostore.co.uk/black-ladybird-beetle-earphones-45-p.asp), accessed Oct. 19, 2012, 1 page. cited by applicant .
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Primary Examiner: Koenig; Vy
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Description



FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of combined earphones and packaging showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is left view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right view thereof.

The dashed broken lines in the Figures show portions of the earphones and packaging which form no part of the claimed design.

The dot-dash broken lines in the Figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

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