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The broken lines illustrating the unclaimed portions of the earphone are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. Dot-dash broken lines define the boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.
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- Office Action issued in U.S. Appl. No. 29/691,147, dated Jul. 30, 2020.
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2018
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2020
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventors: Yasuhide Hosoda (Kanagawa), Satoshi Suzuki (Kanagawa), Go Igarashi (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/647,216