Granted Patent
S1
US 1,146,886 · App. 29/938,414 · Granted Sep 8, 2026
Earphone
Inventors:
Christopher Wiita (Granada Hills, CA); Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA); Robert A. Boyd (Los Angeles, CA); Duy P. Le (Venice, CA); Joseph F. Dembs (Los Angeles, CA); Wenjie Zhuang (Pasadena, CA); Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA); Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA); Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Assignee:
Apple Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for an earphone as shown and described.
Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 1, 2024
From: WIITA, CHRISTOPHER; CROYLE, JEFFREY SCOTT; BOYD, ROBERT A.; LE, DUY P.; DEMBS, JOSEPH F.; ZHUANG, WENJIE
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 069110/0164 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: AMMUNITION LLC
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 069096/0245 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: KUH, CHRISTOPHER; RAOULT, GUILLAUME; BRUNNER, ROBERT
To: AMMUNITION LLC
Reel/Frame 069095/0943 →
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