Earphone
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The broken lines are for purposes of illustration only and form no part of the claimed design. The differences in shading shown in
Claims
The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.
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- “New Koss earbuds expand to match your Dumbo-size ears,” posted by Stewart Wolpin on Jan. 10, 2009; URL: http://dvice.com/archives/2009/01/new—koss—in-ear.php, accessed Jan. 19, 2009 (5 pages).
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 20, 2009
Date of Patent: Aug 10, 2010
Assignee: Koss Corporation (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: Michael J. Koss (Milwaukee, WI), Jerry O'Leary (Chicago, IL), Iain Roberts (Chicago, IL), Martin Thaler (Chicago, IL), George Aye (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Paula Greene
Attorney: K&L Gates LLP
Application Number: 29/334,104