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Spout

Granted 16 May 2006 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: FB GLOBAL PLUMBING GROUP LLC · originally Moen Incorporated

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Inventors: Douglas A. Kemp · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/201,526
filed 17 Mar 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D521126
granted 16 May 2006

Life of the patent

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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 spout of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the spout of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the spout of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the spout of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the spout of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the spout of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the spout of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the spout of the new design;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view of the spout of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the spout of FIG 8;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the spout of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the spout of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view of the spout of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the spout of FIG. 8.

The portions of the Figures shown in phantom lines are not part of the claimed design and are for illustration only.

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Claims

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Classifications

3 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/257D23/255D23/238

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Pendency
2.2 y
790 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Louis S. Zarfas
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
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USthis patentUS-D521126-SS116 May 200617 Mar 2004grantedSpout
USUS-D545399-SS126 Jun 200715 May 2006grantedSpout portion
USUS-D545400-SS126 Jun 200715 May 2006grantedSpout portion
USUS-D545401-SS126 Jun 200715 May 2006grantedSpout portion
USUS-D545946-SS13 Jul 200715 May 2006grantedSpout portion
›Other offices — 1 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-108077-SS3 Oct 200616 Aug 2004grantedSpout

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