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Battery charger

Granted 21 Aug 2007 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Black & Decker Inc. · originally Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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Inventors: James B. Watson · Examiner: M. H. Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/256,118

filed 16 Mar 2006

Publication

Not published

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US D549169

granted 21 Aug 2007

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2 dated events

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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 battery charger according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is a left elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

In the above drawings, any broken line illustration is not part of the design sought to be patented.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

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

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D13/107

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Pendency

1.4 y

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Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

M. H. Tung

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4 members · 3 offices

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2 of 4

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D522964-S	S1	13 Jun 2006	13 May 2005	granted	Battery charger
USthis patent	US-D549169-S	S1	21 Aug 2007	16 Mar 2006	granted	Battery charger

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-306983-S	S	24 May 2006	10 Nov 2005	published	A battery charger
TW	TW-D115159-S1	S1	21 Jan 2007	11 Nov 2005	published	Battery charger

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