Earphone

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an earphone showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top view thereof.

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

Claims

The ornamental design for an earphone as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D879074 March 24, 2020 Komiya
D903638 December 1, 2020 Li
D928742 August 24, 2021 Liu
D939478 December 28, 2021 Wu
D961555 August 23, 2022 Ott
D961556 August 23, 2022 Hong
11477564 October 18, 2022 Chien
D991915 July 11, 2023 Li
D995490 August 15, 2023 Ott
D1045395 October 8, 2024 Ekman
D1047978 October 22, 2024 Ott et al.
D1070821 April 15, 2025 Zhuang
D1086710 August 5, 2025 Ekman
20210152921 May 20, 2021 Silva
20220279263 September 1, 2022 Le
20240397249 November 28, 2024 Jelliffe
Other references
  • “Beats The Engineering Secrets of Beats Studio Buds: Behind the Design” Jun. 14, 2021, Youtube, site visited Apr. 4, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzDU8jF1zGk (Year: 2021).
  • “Beats for Coi Leray, It's the Music | Beats Studio Buds” Jun. 29, 2021, Youtube, site visited Apr. 4, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXOk8zknKp8 (Year: 2021).
  • “Beats Solo Buds” Jun. 18, 2024, Amazon, site visited Apr. 4, 2026: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3J85SX4 (Year: 2024).
Patent History
Patent number: D1145746
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 18, 2024
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Ryan Ott (Los Angeles, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Duy P. Le (Venice, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), James Swasey (Oakland, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/968,874
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)