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Mulch tool

Granted 19 Mar 2013 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: The AMES Companies · originally Ames True Temper Properties, Inc.

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Inventors: Peter Arcati, Stephen D. Hatcher · Examiner: Sheryl Lane · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application

29/392,800

filed 26 May 2011

Publication

Not published

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US D678012

granted 19 Mar 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the…

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the mulch tool;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the mulch tool;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the mulch tool;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the mulch tool;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the mulch tool;

FIG. 6 is a back side view of the mulch tool; and,

FIG. 7 is a front side view of the mulch tool.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for mulch tool, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D08/1

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Pendency

1.8 y

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Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

Sheryl Lane

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3 members · 3 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D678012-S	S1	19 Mar 2013	26 May 2011	granted	Mulch tool

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-339470-S	S	17 Nov 2011	25 Oct 2011	published	Tool head
CA	CA-141514-S	S	14 Feb 2012	22 Jul 2011	granted	Mulch tool

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