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Loop handle

Granted 14 Feb 2006 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Merz & Krell Gmbh & Co. Kgaa · originally Merz & Krell GmbH & Co.

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Inventors: Michael Schmidt · Examiner: Stacia Cadmus · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/204,482
filed 30 Apr 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D514878
granted 14 Feb 2006

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Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a loop handle showing my new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a front side view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image.

The portions of the mug shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 is for illustration purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/394

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Pendency
1.8 y
655 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Stacia Cadmus
art unit 2915 · TC 2900
Citations: 37 back · 0 forward

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