Earphones

- Apple Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the earphones or environment that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for earphones as shown and described.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D1114774
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 2, 2025
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Christina J. Smiechowski (West Hollywood, CA), Duy P. Le (Venice, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), Elvin Chu (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Zu-Ning Chen (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Jillian Mazzola
Application Number: 30/006,430
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)