USPatentGranted

Lavatory device

Granted 20 Nov 2007 · no office action yet

Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

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Inventors: Steven Wu, Tri Nguyen, Jeanne Marie Weller, Diane Neiman +3 · Examiner: Robin V. Webster · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/247,859

filed 17 Jul 2006

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US D555757

granted 20 Nov 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a lavatory device (portions not claimed shown with broken lines);

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof (portions not claimed shown with broken lines);

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a front face thereof (portions not claimed shown with broken lines);

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a rear face thereof (portions not claimed shown with broken lines);

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof (portions not claimed shown with broken lines);

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof (portions not claimed shown with broken lines);

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a top face thereof (portions not claimed shown with broken lines); and,

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a bottom face thereof (portions not claimed shown with broken lines).

The broken line showing the lavatory device coupled with the ornamental design in FIGS. 1–8 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

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

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D23/208

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Robin V. Webster

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D555757-S	S1	20 Nov 2007	17 Jul 2006	granted	Lavatory device

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-302901-S	S	26 Aug 2005	12 Jan 2005	published	A lavatory device
CA	CA-109655-S	S	30 May 2006	5 Jan 2005	granted	Toilet cleanser dispenser

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