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Thread cassette for sewing machine

Granted 12 Oct 2004 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd. · originally Brother Industries Limited

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Inventors: Hiroaki Fukao, Masayuki Hori, Keiichiro Egami, Kaoru Sakakibara · Examiner: Mitchell Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/178,322
filed 26 Mar 2003
Publication
Not published
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US D497170
granted 12 Oct 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a thread cassette for sewing machine;

FIG. 2 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left perspective view thereof.

The top and rear views only contain ornamentality and are omitted.

The broken line defines the bounds of the claimed design but does not form part of the claimed design.

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Classifications

2 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
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  • /DRW
USPC · US Patent Classification
D15/78

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Pendency
1.5 y
566 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Interviews
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Examiner
Mitchell Siegel
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
Citations: 4 back · 0 forward

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