Microphone

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Description

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The dash-dash broken lines show portions of the microphone that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a microphone as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1150033
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2024
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 2026
Assignee: Sennheiser electronic SE & Co. KG (Wedemark)
Inventor: Manfred Kürbis (Wedemark)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Assistant Examiner: Aram Kwon
Application Number: 35/522,907
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Microphone (D14/225)