Earphone

- Apple
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earphone as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D1153146
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 4, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Vijay Karthik Koneru (Redondo Beach, CA), Mezhgan Samady (Los Angeles, CA), Carlos M. Santana (Granada Hills, CA), Ryan Ott (Los Angeles, CA), Duy P. Le (Venice, CA), Joseph F. Dembs (Los Angeles, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Leon T. Wolfendale (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: 29/966,802
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