Toothbrush
Granted 4 Mar 2014 · 4 office actions
Current assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company · originally Colgate-Palmolive
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Inventors: Al Sprosta, Douglas J. Hohlbein, Alan Sorrentino · Examiner: Melanie H Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is a left-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a right-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 6 is an angled front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 7 is a top view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the toothbrush of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a toothbrush according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9 .
FIG. 11 is a rear view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9 .
FIG. 12 is a left-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9 .
FIG. 13 is a right-side view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9 .
FIG. 14 is an angled front view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9 .
FIG. 15 is a top view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9
FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the toothbrush of FIG. 9 .
FIG. 17 is a close-up view of area XVII of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 18 is a close-up view of area XVIII of FIG. 2 .
The dashed broken lines showing the round area on the head, the bristles, and the structure within the recess illustrate portions of the toothbrush that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken line represents the bounds of the claim and along with any surfaces of the recess beyond the bounds forms no part of the claimed design.
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21 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D660599-S | S1 | 29 May 2012 | 5 Feb 2009 | granted | Toothbrush |
| USthis patent | US-D700437-S | S1 | 4 Mar 2014 | 24 Apr 2012 | granted | Toothbrush |
| US | US-D732831-S | S1 | 30 Jun 2015 | 31 Jan 2014 | granted | Toothbrush |
| US | US-D782825-S | S1 | 4 Apr 2017 | 3 Jun 2015 | granted | Toothbrush |
›Other offices — 17 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-327385-S | S | 28 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327386-S | S | 28 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327387-S | S | 28 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327388-S | S | 28 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327389-S | S | 28 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327402-S | S | 31 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327403-S | S | 31 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327404-S | S | 31 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| AU | AU-327405-S | S | 31 Aug 2009 | 5 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| CA | CA-131675-S | S | 5 May 2010 | 4 Aug 2009 | granted | Toothbrush |
| CA | CA-134918-S | S | 5 May 2010 | 4 Aug 2009 | granted | Toothbrush |
| CA | CA-134919-S | S | 5 May 2010 | 4 Aug 2009 | granted | Toothbrush |
| CA | CA-134920-S | S | 5 May 2010 | 4 Aug 2009 | granted | Toothbrush |
| TW | TW-D135885-S1 | S1 | 21 Jul 2010 | 4 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| TW | TW-D138413-S | S | 1 Jan 2011 | 4 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| TW | TW-D138414-S | S | 1 Jan 2011 | 4 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
| TW | TW-D138415-S | S | 1 Jan 2011 | 4 Aug 2009 | published | Toothbrush |
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