In-ear device
Ponti
Patent Grant D883491
U.S. patent number D883,491 [Application Number D/619,714] was granted by the patent office on 2020-05-05 for in-ear device. This patent grant is currently assigned to SmartEar, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is SmartEar, Inc.. Invention is credited to Andrea Ponti.
| United States Patent | D883,491 |
| Ponti | May 5, 2020 |
In-ear device
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for an in-ear device, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Ponti; Andrea (Kowloon, HK) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | SmartEar, Inc. (San Francisco,
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| Appl. No.: | D/619,714 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | September 30, 2017 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D24/174; D14/205; D14/223 |
| Current International Class: | 2499 |
| Field of Search: | ;D14/203.1,204-206,208-210,212,213,214-217,219,221-225,249,372,433,138R,182,188,191-194,172,496,252,253 ;D29/112 ;D2/875 ;D24/173-175,106 ;D3/294,273 ;D12/195,192,204 ;D13/108 |
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Primary Examiner: Nelson; T Chase
Assistant Examiner: Ramirez; Mary Claire
Attorney, Agent or Firm: AWA Sweden AB Ewing; Thomas L.
Description
FIG. 1 is a front right side perspective view of an in-ear device showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom, left perspective view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the in-ear device that form no part of the claimed design.
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ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/235886-smartear-anchor
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prodeez.com/single-post/2016/08/13/Tea-infusers-by-Andrea-Ponti-for-Ommo?epik=0XpZmEvlWH099
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justluxe.com/lifestyle/electronics/feature-1780526.php
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newatlas.com/doppler-labs-here-earbuds-hands-on/41322
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amazon.com/Generic-Nap-Zapper-Anti-Sleep-Alarm/dp/B000BK4KW8
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