Earpiece

- QUALCOMM Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right side perspective view of an embodiment of a left earpiece showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the left earpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the left earpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the left earpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the left earpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is top view of the left earpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is bottom view of the left earpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the left earpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a left rear side perspective view of an embodiment of a right earpiece showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the right earpiece of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the right earpiece of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a right side view of the right earpiece of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a left side view of the right earpiece of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is top view of the right earpiece of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is bottom view of the right earpiece of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the right earpiece of FIG. 9.

FIGS. 1-16 illustrate design features of the earpiece we have invented, and both the solid lines and the broken lines are intended to serve as a description of the invention. The broken lines merely represent portions of the earpiece that form no part of each claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earpiece, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D712881
Type: Grant
Filed: May 24, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 2014
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated (San Diego, CA)
Inventors: Gad Shaanan (San Diego, CA), Inhoe Kim (San Diego, CA), Paul E. Jacobs (La Jolla, CA), Marc D. Goldman (San Diego, CA), Aleksandr Manulis (San Diego, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Greene
Application Number: 29/455,899
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)