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In-door ice chute

Granted 26 Nov 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

Inventors: Dean A. Martin, Chad J. Rotter, Scott W. Leimkuehler, Michael A. Bowen +2 · Examiner: Mitchell Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/442,499

filed 15 Mar 2013

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US D694295

granted 26 Nov 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an in-door ice chute of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for an in-door ice chute, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D15/89

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Mitchell Siegel

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D694295-S	S1	26 Nov 2013	15 Mar 2013	granted	In-door ice chute

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-2545021-A1	A1	27 Nov 2006	27 Apr 2006	published	Refrigerator with improved water and ice dispenser

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