Earbud
Akana , et al. August 24, 2
U.S. patent number D928,745 [Application Number D/764,724] was granted by the patent office on 2021-08-24 for earbud. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.
| United States Patent | D928,745 |
| Akana , et al. | August 24, 2021 |
Earbud
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for an earbud, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Anderson; Molly (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Aoyagi; Shota (San Francisco, CA), Ashcroft; Anthony Michael (San Francisco, CA), Bataille; Marine C. (San Francisco, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Diebel; Markus (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), Jaede; Julian (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Shaffer; Benjamin Andrew (San Jose, CA), Tan; Sung-Ho (San Francisco, CA), Tissandier; Clement (San Francisco, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Apple Inc. (Cupertino,
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| Appl. No.: | D/764,724 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | December 31, 2020 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29741273 | Jul 10, 2020 | D907010 | |||
| 29705727 | Dec 29, 2020 | D906297 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D14/223 |
| Current International Class: | 1401 |
| Field of Search: | ;D14/223,205 ;D24/106 ;128/864,865,866,867,868 ;181/129,130,131,132,133,134,135 ;381/380,381,325,326,328 ;455/90.3,351,575.1,569.1 |
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"Skullcandy Ink'd Earbuds (Black)", available at least as early as Jan. 11, 2020. http://www.amazon.com/Skull-Candy-S2INBT-FZ-Skullcandy-Earbuds/- dp/B000Q74102.htm. cited by applicant. |
Primary Examiner: Greene; Paula Allen
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Description
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an earbud showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is another rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 5 is another side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 6 is another rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a side view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is another side view thereof.
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