Earphone
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Description
The portions indicated in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.
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U.S. Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D589498
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 2008
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2009
Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Jun Komiyama (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Paula Greene
Attorney: Rader, Fishman & Grauer, PLLC
Application Number: 29/300,548
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 8, 2008
Date of Patent: Mar 31, 2009
Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Jun Komiyama (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Paula Greene
Attorney: Rader, Fishman & Grauer, PLLC
Application Number: 29/300,548
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Headphone (D14/223)