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US 1,147,956 · App. 29/932,945 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Earpiece

Inventors: Richard C. Smith (Costa Mesa, CA); Alfredo Soria (Corona, CA)
Assignee: SureFire, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,147,956
App. No.
29/932,945
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an earpiece, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2024
From: SMITH, RICHARD C.; SORIA, ALFREDO
To: SUREFIRE, LLC
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