Granted Patent
S1
US 1,137,189 · App. 30/022,547 · Granted Jul 28, 2026
Headphone
Inventors:
Sam Prentice (Goleta, CA); David Keating (Glasgow, GB); Jo-Yun Wang (Glasgow, GB); Matthew Innes (Edinburgh, GB); Alexia Delhoume (Boston, MA); Tristan Taylor (Boston, MA); Roderick George William Philip (Inverness, GB); Aki Laine (Goleta, CA); Francesca Alyssum Quaglia (New York, NY)
Assignee:
SONOS, INC.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a headphone as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: TAYLOR, TRISTAN; KEATING, DAVID; WANG, JO-YUN; LAINE, AKI; QUAGLIA, FRANCESCA ALYSSUM; PRENTICE, SAM; PHILIP, RODERICK; INNES, MATTHEW; DELHOUME, ALEXIA
To: SONOS, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation
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Continuation
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