Earphones
- Apple
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Description
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphones that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for earphones, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1021852
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 2024
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Ryan Ott (North Hollywood, CA), Carlos M. Santana (Granada Hills, CA), William R. Rochowicz (Manhattan Beach, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Martin Gschwandtl (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/858,396
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 2024
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Ryan Ott (North Hollywood, CA), Carlos M. Santana (Granada Hills, CA), William R. Rochowicz (Manhattan Beach, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Martin Gschwandtl (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/858,396
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Headphone Or Headset (D14/205)