Earphone

- Human, Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of a first embodiment of a left earphone shown in a closed configuration, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the left earphone, shown in an open configuration;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the left earphone, shown in a closed configuration;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the left earphone, shown in an open configuration;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the left earphone, shown in a closed configuration;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the left earphone, shown in an open configuration;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the left earphone, shown in a closed configuration; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the left earphone, shown in an open configuration.

The claimed design includes a second embodiment for the right ear, which is not shown, which is a mirror image of the embodiment for the left ear shown in FIGS. 1 through 12.

Stippling in the drawings represent the three-dimensional contours of the design, and is not intended to indicate surface decoration. The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the earphone that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earphone as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1054401
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 9, 2020
Date of Patent: Dec 17, 2024
Assignee: Human, Incorporated (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Benjamin S. Willis (Bellevue, WA), Adam Abraham Jossem (Seattle, WA), Douglas B. Satzger (Menlo Park, CA), Lea Martin (Seattle, WA), Dae Il Kwon (Seattle, WA), Francesca Alyssum Quaglia (Seattle, WA), Kellen Chow (Kirkland, WA), Stephen John Minarsch (Seattle, WA), Joseph B. Moak (San Carlos, CA), Sam Rhea Sarcia (Lakeside, CA), Donovan Deame (San Francisco, CA), Thi Phuong-Nam Bagley (San Francisco, CA), Faisal Mohammed Alshaker (San Francisco, CA), Yuri V. Litvinov (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Messina L Smith
Assistant Examiner: Aram Kwon
Application Number: 29/761,507
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)