Earbud

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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 perspective view of an earbud, for a right ear which can be one of a set, according to a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of an earbud, for a left ear which can be one of a set, according to a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front perspective view of an earbud, for a right ear which can be one of a set, according to a third embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the first embodiment;

FIG. 22 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a front perspective view of an earbud, for a left ear which can be one of a set, according to a fourth embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the second embodiment;

FIG. 32 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a front perspective view of an earbud, for a right ear which can be one of a set, according to a fifth embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the first embodiment;

FIG. 42 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a front perspective view of an earbud, for a left ear which can be one of a set, according to an sixth embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the second embodiment;

FIG. 52 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 56 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 57 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 58 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 59 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 60 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 61 is a front perspective view of an earbud, for a right ear which can be one of a set, according to a seventh embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the first embodiment;

FIG. 62 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 63 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 64 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 65 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 66 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 67 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 68 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 69 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 70 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 71 is a front perspective view of an earbud, for a left ear which can be one of a set, according to an eighth embodiment of our new design, in which color is applied to the same shape and features shown in the line drawings corresponding to the second embodiment;

FIG. 72 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 73 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 74 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 75 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 76 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 77 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 78 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 79 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 80 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the earbud and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earbud, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1030720
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2022
Date of Patent: Jun 11, 2024
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Maj Isabelle Olsson (Sunnyvale, CA), Luke David Mastrangelo (San Mateo, CA), Dustin Lee (San Francisco, CA), Gina Reimann (Los Gatos, CA), Fred Simon (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/829,437
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)