Earphones

Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphones that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for earphones, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Ott; Ryan (North Hollywood, CA), Santana; Carlos M. (Granada Hills, CA), Rochowicz; William R. (Manhattan Beach, CA), Boyd; Robert (Los Angeles, CA), Gschwandtl; Martin (San Francisco, CA), Raoult; Guillaume (San Francisco, CA), Kuh; Christopher (San Francisco, CA), Brunner; Robert (Glen Ellen, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Apple Inc. Cupertino CA US
Assignee:	Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/783,996
Filed:	May 17, 2021

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29717269	Dec 16, 2019	D919595
	29717267	Dec 16, 2019	D919594
	29685000	Mar 25, 2019	D896200
	29685000	Mar 25, 2019	D896200

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/205; D14/223
Current International Class:	1401
Field of Search:	;D14/205,223 ;D24/174 ;128/864,865,866 ;381/380,381,328 ;181/130,135 ;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.