Earpiece
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Description
The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the earpiece that form no part of the claimed design.
The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an earpiece, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D958776
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 2021
Date of Patent: Jul 26, 2022
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Achille Biteau (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/812,493
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 2021
Date of Patent: Jul 26, 2022
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Achille Biteau (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Allen Greene
Application Number: 29/812,493
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Headphone (D14/223)