USD698445S1 - Earpiece - Google Patents

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USD698445S1
USD698445S1 US29/423,248 US201229423248F USD698445S US D698445 S1 USD698445 S1 US D698445S1 US 201229423248 F US201229423248 F US 201229423248F US D698445 S USD698445 S US D698445S
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Lawrence T. Hagen
D. Johan Carlson
Margaret V. Nilson
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earpiece showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a back view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a left side view of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 7 is a right side view of FIG. 1.
The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claim, and all other broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating the unclaimed portions of the earpiece. None of the broken lines form a part of the claimed design.

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  1. We claim the ornamental design for an earpiece, as shown and described.
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USD738862S1 (en) 2013-10-25 2015-09-15 Aliphcom Ear piece
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USD738862S1 (en) 2013-10-25 2015-09-15 Aliphcom Ear piece
USD837984S1 (en) * 2016-07-12 2019-01-08 Gn Hearing A/S Hearing aid

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