Earbud

- Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a back, top, left-side perspective view of an earbud;

FIG. 2 is a front, bottom, right-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front, bottom, left-side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.

The claimed design includes a second embodiment, which is not shown, that is a mirror image of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 through 9.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the earbud that 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: D1080586
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 21, 2024
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 2025
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Emmanuel Laffon de Mazieres (Danville, CA), Shameem Hameed (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Messina L Smith
Assistant Examiner: Aram Kwon
Application Number: 29/948,599
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)