Audio device
Miller , et al. February 15, 2
Patent Grant D943552
U.S. patent number D943,552 [Application Number D/733,656] was granted by the patent office on 2022-02-15 for audio device. This patent grant is currently assigned to Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.. Invention is credited to Benjamin Neal Huyck, Gregory William Lantz, John Matthew Miller.
| United States Patent | D943,552 |
| Miller , et al. | February 15, 2022 |
Audio device
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for an audio device, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Miller; John Matthew (Grayslake, IL), Lantz; Gregory William (Aurora, IL), Huyck; Benjamin Neal (Chicago, IL) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Shure Acquisition Holdings,
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| Appl. No.: | D/733,656 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | May 5, 2020 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D14/222 |
| Current International Class: | 1401 |
| Field of Search: | ;D14/159,218,217,219,220,221,222,223,224,224.1,225,227,228,229,299,204,209,185 |
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Primary Examiner: Weiland; Dana K
Assistant Examiner: Smith; Messina L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an audio device showing the new design in a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, the other side elevation views and two end elevation views being identical thereto.
FIG. 4 is a rear plan view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a front plan view thereof.
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the audio device according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view thereof.
FIG. 8 is a side elevation view thereof, the other side elevation views and two end elevation views being identical thereto.
FIG. 9 is a rear plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a front plan view thereof.
The dot-dash broken lines represent the bounds of the claim and form no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines depict portions of the audio device that form no part of the claimed design.
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