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Dispensing tool

Granted 16 Sep 2014 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Meritool LLC

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Inventors: Timm Herman, Kevin Whited · Examiner: Phillip S Hyder · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/445,334
filed 11 Feb 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D713223
granted 16 Sep 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a dispensing tool;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a first side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a first end elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a second end view thereof.

The broken lines depict portions of the dispensing tool that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

2 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section B — Performing operations; transporting
  • B67D7/60
USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/14.1

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Pendency
1.6 y
582 days filing → grant
Office actions
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Phillip S Hyder
art unit 2917 · TC 2900
Citations: 52 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

10 members · 3 offices
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DOCDB simple family 39705763
Offices
3
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Non-English titles
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2008197154-A1A121 Aug 20085 Oct 2007publishedDispensing tool
USUS-8011538-B2B26 Sep 20115 Oct 2007grantedDispensing tool
USUS-2011278327-A1A117 Nov 201129 Jul 2011publishedDispensing tool
USUS-D653511-SS17 Feb 201214 Apr 2011grantedDispensing tool
USUS-8393501-B2B212 Mar 201329 Jul 2011grantedDispensing tool
USthis patentUS-D713223-SS116 Sep 201411 Feb 2013grantedDispensing tool
EPEP-2121508-A1A125 Nov 20094 Dec 2007publishedOutil de distributionfr
EPEP-2121508-A4A414 Apr 20104 Dec 2007publishedDispensing tool
EPEP-2392410-A1A17 Dec 20114 Dec 2007publishedOutil de distributionfr
WOWO-2008103160-A1A128 Aug 20084 Dec 2007publishedOutil de distributionfr

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