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Contoured housing

Granted 7 May 2002 · 2 office actions

Application
29/119,836
filed 8 Mar 2000
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D456806
granted 7 May 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a contoured housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The dotted lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
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  • /DRW
USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/347

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790 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Freda Nunn
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USUS-D439898-SS13 Apr 200122 Dec 1998grantedContoured housing
USthis patentUS-D456806-SS17 May 20028 Mar 2000grantedContoured housing
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AUAU-132259-SS20 Nov 199718 Sep 1996publishedOptical Image Scanner

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