USPatentGranted

Trocar

Granted 15 May 2007 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: cilag gmbh international · originally Johnson & Johnson

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Inventors: David K. Norvell, Thomas E. Albrecht · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application

29/222,999

filed 8 Feb 2005

Publication

Not published

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US D542918

granted 15 May 2007

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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 trocar showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof opposite to that shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a trocar, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/146D24/147

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2.3 y

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Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

Ian Simmons

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3 members · 3 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D542918-S	S1	15 May 2007	8 Feb 2005	granted	Trocar

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-304390-S	S	24 Nov 2005	20 Jul 2005	published	Trocar
CA	CA-112160-S	S	6 Feb 2007	5 Aug 2005	granted	Trocar

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