Earphone

Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an earphone showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in the figures and the areas within the dot-dash broken lines show portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, 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), 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)
Family ID:	48146477
Appl. No.:	D/713,433
Filed:	November 15, 2019

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29581784	Oct 21, 2016	D867325
	29530281	Oct 25, 2016	D769849
	29493749	Jun 16, 2015	D732008
	29453449	Jun 17, 2014	D707206
	29431563	Apr 30, 2013	D681015

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/223
Current CPC Class:	H04R1/10 20130101; H04R1/1016 20130101; H04R5/033 20130101
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/223,205 ;D24/174 ;128/864-866 ;381/380,381 ;455/90.3,575.1,569.1

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

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