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Humidifier/flow generator

Granted 9 Mar 2010 · 2 office actions

Assignee: ResMed

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Inventors: John Michael Snow, Perry David Lithgow, Dan Kao · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application

29/290,517

filed 12 Dec 2007

Publication

Not published

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US D611593

granted 9 Mar 2010

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2 dated events

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flow generator/humidifier according to an embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof.

Where included, broken lines showing environment or structure are for illustrative purposes only and form 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 humidifier/flow generator, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/110

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Pendency

2.2 y

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Office actions

non-final + final

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no RCE

Examiner

Ian Simmons

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8 members · 2 offices

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DOCDB simple family 38457442

Offices

Granted

4 of 8

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›IP5 & PCT — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D550349-S	S1	4 Sep 2007	15 Aug 2005	granted	Flow generator
US	US-D561890-S	S1	12 Feb 2008	6 Apr 2007	granted	Humidifier for a flow generator
USthis patent	US-D611593-S	S1	9 Mar 2010	12 Dec 2007	granted	Humidifier/flow generator
US	US-D658755-S	S1	1 May 2012	26 Jan 2010	granted	Flow generator

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-307932-S	S	18 Jul 2006	15 Feb 2006	published	Flow generator with humidifier
AU	AU-307933-S	S	18 Jul 2006	15 Feb 2006	published	Flow generator
AU	AU-307934-S	S	18 Jul 2006	15 Feb 2006	published	Humidifier tub
AU	AU-307935-S	S	18 Jul 2006	15 Feb 2006	published	Flow generator cradle

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