Earphone

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an earphone showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines in the FIGURES show portions of the earphone that 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: D975683
Type: Grant
Filed: May 19, 2021
Date of Patent: Jan 17, 2023
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Vijay Karthik Koneru (Los Angeles, CA), Robert Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Duy P. Le (Los Angeles, CA), Joseph F. Dembs (Los Angeles, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Phillip Casebolt (Fremont, CA), Matthew Vincent Costello (Soquel, CA), Elvin Chu (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Zu-Ning Chen (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/784,431
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)