Wireless earbud

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Description

This application is related to application Ser. No. 29/709,192, entitled Wireless Earbuds and Charging Case Assembly, filed on Oct. 11, 2019, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a wireless earbud according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of the wireless earbud that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines in FIGS. 1-7 are boundary lines that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a wireless earbud, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D956020
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 2021
Date of Patent: Jun 28, 2022
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Gina Reimann (Los Gatos, CA), Luke David Mastrangelo (San Francisco, CA), Maj Isabelle Olsson (Sunnyvale, CA), Idil Girard (Santa Clara, CA), Peter Michael Cazalet (Los Gatos, CA), Benjamin Caleb Carroll (San Francisco, CA), Troy Edwards (Los Gatos, CA), Maura Aranguren (Sunnyvale, CA), Eric Dayringer (Sunnyvale, CA), Sandeep Singh Waraich (Mountain View, CA), Shameem Hameed (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Messina L Smith
Application Number: 29/821,026
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)