Microphone

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of a microphone showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The uneven-length broken lines and the even-length broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded area define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The remaining even-length broken lines show portions of the microphone that form no part of the claimed design. The stippling of FIGS. 1-2 and 4-7 does not represent any particular color, pattern, material, texture, or finish.

Claims

The ornamental design for a microphone, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D967079
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 11, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 18, 2022
Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (Niles, IL)
Inventors: John Matthew Miller (Grayslake, IL), Michael Alan Diamond (Arlington Heights, IL)
Primary Examiner: Shawn T Gingrich
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/750,265
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