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						Patent
 
						   D769849
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Priority
 
						Sep 08 2012
					 
				 
				
					
						Filed
						Jun 15 2015
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Issued
						Oct 25 2016
					 
				 
				
					
						Expiry
						Oct 25 2031
					   
					   						
					 
				 
				
					
						
						
					 
				 
				
					
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			  The ornamental design for an earphone, as shown and described.
			  
			  
			  
			  
			 
		 
	 
 
	
FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of an earphone showing our new design;
FIG. 2  is a rear 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. The dot-dash broken lines show a boundary that forms no part of the claimed design. The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.
 
	
	Akana, Jody , Andre, Bartley K. , Bataillou, Jeremy , Coster, Daniel J. , De Iuliis, Daniele , Hankey, M. Evans , Hoenig, Julian , Howarth, Richard P. , Ive, Jonathan P. , Kerr, Duncan Robert , Nishibori, Shin , Rohrbach, Matthew Dean , Russell-Clarke, Peter , Stringer, Christopher J. , Whang, Eugene Antony , Zörkendörfer, Rico 
	
	
	  
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