Speaker
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The ornamental design for a speaker, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D741835
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 2015
Assignee: EMO Labs, Inc. (Waltham, MA)
Inventors: John David Gundlach (Acton, MA), Daniel Hedges (Stow, MA), Stefan Bokaemper (Newton, MA), Terrence Keith Jones (Sharon, MA), David Logvin (Lowell, MA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick Holland
Assistant Examiner: Janice Lim
Application Number: 29/477,789
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 2015
Assignee: EMO Labs, Inc. (Waltham, MA)
Inventors: John David Gundlach (Acton, MA), Daniel Hedges (Stow, MA), Stefan Bokaemper (Newton, MA), Terrence Keith Jones (Sharon, MA), David Logvin (Lowell, MA)
Primary Examiner: Derrick Holland
Assistant Examiner: Janice Lim
Application Number: 29/477,789
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Speaker Or Housing Therefor (10) (D14/204)