Earphone
- Apple
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Description
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
Other references
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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
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)