Plumbing fixture
Granted 6 Oct 2009 · no office action yet
Assignee: Kohler Co.
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Inventors: Raul Paredes, Barry Glasford, Jeffrey A. Pipe, Lisa J. Hood +1 · Examiner: Robert A Delehanty · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this…
In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is as a plumbing fixture in the form of a bathing tub or portion thereof.
FIG. 1 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a left, top, rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 9 is a left, top, front perspective view of a plumbing fixture according to another embodiment of our new design, the top plan, front elevational, rear elevational, left side elevational, right side elevational and bottom plan views thereof being mirror images of the views shown in FIGS. 3–8 .
The broken line representations in the figures, are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.
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11 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D601673-S | S1 | 6 Oct 2009 | 9 Nov 2007 | granted | Plumbing fixture |
| US | US-D608428-S | S1 | 19 Jan 2010 | 24 Jun 2009 | granted | Plumbing fixture |
| US | US-D608429-S | S1 | 19 Jan 2010 | 24 Jun 2009 | granted | Plumbing fixture |
| US | US-D612028-S | S1 | 16 Mar 2010 | 5 Oct 2009 | granted | Plumbing fixture |
| US | US-D612468-S | S1 | 23 Mar 2010 | 23 Jun 2009 | granted | Plumbing fixture |
| US | US-D613840-S | S1 | 13 Apr 2010 | 5 Oct 2009 | granted | Plumbing fixture |
| US | US-D615636-S | S1 | 11 May 2010 | 5 Oct 2009 | granted | Plumbing fixture |
›Other offices — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-320701-S | S | 8 Aug 2008 | 23 Apr 2008 | published | Bathing tub |
| AU | AU-320714-S | S | 11 Aug 2008 | 23 Apr 2008 | published | Bathing tub |
| CA | CA-125774-S | S | 3 Dec 2008 | 24 Apr 2008 | granted | Bathing tub |
| CR | CR-9920-S | S | 23 Jul 2009 | 23 Apr 2008 | published | Accesorio de tuberia (bathing tub)es |
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