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Writing instrument

Granted 12 May 2009 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sanford L.P. · originally Parker Pen Products

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Inventors: Matthew J. Gerules, Ying Li, Steffen F. Koury · Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/304,394
filed 29 Feb 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D592248
granted 12 May 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our new design for a writing instrument;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 .

The broken line showing of the writing tip illustrates environmental matter and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D19/50

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AUAU-321192-SS22 Sep 200822 May 2008publishedWriting instrument
AUAU-321193-SS22 Sep 200822 May 2008publishedWriting instrument
AUAU-321194-SS22 Sep 200822 May 2008publishedWriting instrument

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