USPatentGranted
S1

Constant flow apparatus

Granted 28 Jun 2005 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Shodensha Corporation, Ltd.

Law firm: Law firm · Log in to unlock

Attorney: Attorney · Log in to unlock

Inventors: Kenji Nakamura, Michiaki Tsukuda · Examiner: Robin V. Taylor · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/168,796
filed 9 Oct 2002
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D506811
granted 28 Jun 2005

Life of the patent

7 dated events
⤢ drag to zoom20022004200620082010201220142016201820202022ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & fees
ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & feeshover for detail · click to open

Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a front view of the…

FIG. 1 is a front view of the design according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the design according to the invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the design according to the invention.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the design according to the invention.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the design according to the invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the design cut by 6—6 line of FIG. 1 according to the invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the design without an adjuster according to the invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the design without an adjuster according to the invention.

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the design without an adjuster according to the invention.

FIG. 10 is a left side view of the design without an adjuster according to the invention.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the design being used in a shower head according to the invention; and,

FIG. 12 is an expanded view of the design shown in FIG 11.

The broken line showing of a faucet in FIGS. 11 and 12 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

the grant prints no section headings; every part label below is ours, taken from that part's own first words

Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

1 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/259

Claim changes

Soon
Coming soonHow the claims changed between publication and grant

See which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.

AmendedAddedCancelledUnchanged

The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.

File wrapper

⤢ drag to zoomJan 2003Jul 2003Jan 2004Jul 2004Jan 2005Jul 2005USPTOApplicantNon-final rejectionResponse after non-final
USPTOApplicanthover for detail · click to open
Pendency
2.7 y
993 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
1
no RCE
Examiner
Robin V. Taylor
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
Citations: 3 back · 0 forward

See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.

Log in to unlock

Chain of title

⤢ drag to zoom2004200620082010201220142016201820202022Owner 1
Titlehover for detail · click to open

See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.

Log in to unlock

Term & fees

See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.

Log in to unlock

Validity challenges

See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.

Log in to unlock

Citations

See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.

Log in to unlock