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Plumbing fitting

Granted 14 Jun 2016 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank · originally Zurn Industries

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Inventors: Roy Leviner, III, Michael Liebal, Craig Saunders, Alex Velet +4 · Examiner: John Windmuller · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/471,335
filed 30 Oct 2013
Publication
Not published
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US D759210
granted 14 Jun 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a plumbing fitting showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view taken along line 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear looking sectional view taken along line 4 - 4 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 5 is a front looking sectional view taken along line 5 - 5 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of a plumbing fitting showing another embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view taken along line 8 - 8 of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 9 is a rear looking sectional view taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 7 ; and,

FIG. 10 is a front looking sectional view taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 7 .

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

The nature of this product is a plumbing fitting, such as a spout, or portion thereof, for a sensor activated faucet.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/255D23/259

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Pendency
2.6 y
958 days filing → grant
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Examiner
John Windmuller
art unit 2919 · TC 2900
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USthis patentUS-D759210-SS114 Jun 201630 Oct 2013grantedPlumbing fitting
›Other offices — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-355435-SS14 May 201414 Apr 2014publishedPlumbing fitting
AUAU-355436-SS14 May 201414 Apr 2014publishedPlumbing fitting
AUAU-355438-SS14 May 201414 Apr 2014publishedPlumbing fitting
CACA-156159-SS26 May 201515 Apr 2014grantedFaucet spout
CACA-160976-SS26 May 201515 Apr 2014grantedFaucet spout

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