Earphone

- SONY CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of an earphone showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged top plan view thereof along the lines 5-5 and 5′-5′ of FIG. 3.

The broken lines illustrating the unclaimed portions of the earphone 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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Patent History
Patent number: D912650
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 9, 2021
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventor: So Morimoto (Saitama)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/715,158
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