USPatentGranted

Portion of a mask

Granted 6 Dec 2011 · 4 office actions

Assignee: ResMed

Inventors: Rachael E. Moore, Philip R. Kwok, Richard Sokolov, Perry D. Lithgow +6 · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/287,060

filed 22 Jun 2007

Publication

Not published

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US D650064

granted 6 Dec 2011

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Life of the patent

15 dated events

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an exploded, perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is an exploded, perspective view of a portion of a mask according to our design; and,

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

The broken lines showing environment or structure are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot lines indicate the border between claimed and unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

The dotted lines on the straps/yokes represent unclaimed stitching.

The use of stippling in FIGS. 1-2 is used to indicate shading and/or contrasting materials compared to the line-shaded portion of the design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental appearance of a portion of a mask, as shown and described.

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/110

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4.5 y

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non-final + final

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no RCE

Examiner

Ian Simmons

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Worldwide family

27 members · 2 offices

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DOCDB simple family 38016303

Offices

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17 of 27

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D542912-S	S1	15 May 2007	28 May 2004	granted	Mask
US	US-D545961-S	S1	3 Jul 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Left side headgear strap and yoke assembly
US	US-D546441-S	S1	10 Jul 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Right side headgear strap and yoke
US	US-D549323-S	S1	21 Aug 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Cushion
US	US-D556899-S	S1	4 Dec 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Swivel elbow
US	US-D556900-S	S1	4 Dec 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Seal ring
US	US-D557409-S	S1	11 Dec 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Plug
US	US-D557410-S	S1	11 Dec 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Clip
US	US-D557800-S	S1	18 Dec 2007	30 Aug 2006	granted	Clip
US	US-D562729-S	S1	26 Feb 2008	30 Aug 2006	granted	Buckle
US	US-D589139-S	S1	24 Mar 2009	20 Apr 2007	granted	Mask cushion
US	US-D589140-S	S1	24 Mar 2009	29 Jun 2007	granted	Mask cushion
US	US-D608882-S	S1	26 Jan 2010	30 Aug 2006	granted	Tube retainer
USthis patent	US-D650064-S	S1	6 Dec 2011	22 Jun 2007	granted	Portion of a mask
US	US-D656607-S	S1	27 Mar 2012	8 Jun 2009	granted	Mask
US	US-D800299-S	S1	17 Oct 2017	14 Feb 2012	granted	Mask
US	US-D879945-S	S1	31 Mar 2020	23 Aug 2017	granted	One-piece cushion with base and nozzles

›Other offices — 10 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-301936-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Sealing ring for mask
AU	AU-301937-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Elbow for mask
AU	AU-301938-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Plug for mask
AU	AU-301939-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Tube retainer for mask
AU	AU-301940-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Frame for mask
AU	AU-301941-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Clip for mask
AU	AU-301942-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Cushion for mask
AU	AU-301943-S	S	8 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Buckle for mask
AU	AU-302271-S	S	29 Jun 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Headgear strap
AU	AU-302804-S	S	17 Aug 2005	25 Nov 2004	published	Mask assembly

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