In-ear utility device
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The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the ear piece which form no part of the claimed design.
The in-ear utility device can, for example, be a wireless in-ear device for use in providing a variety of services to users, such as music playing, sound amplification, and sports monitoring devices.
Claims
The ornamental design for an in-ear utility device, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 8, 2016
Date of Patent: Aug 22, 2017
Assignee: SmartEar, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors: Victor M. Valenzuela (Hayward, CA), Kinuko Masaki (San Francisco, CA), Dean L. Gardner (San Francisco, CA), Jeff Salazar (Palo Alto, CA), Terence Kwan (South San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Greene
Application Number: 29/557,284