USPatentGranted

Blender base

Granted 22 Nov 2016 · no office action yet

Current assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank · originally VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Inventors: Jack Warren Gee, II, Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong, Richard Joseph Lash, Eugene J. Kozlowski +3 · Examiner: Ricky Pham · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/485,013

filed 14 Mar 2014

Publication

Not published

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US D771999

granted 22 Nov 2016

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Classifications

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Citations

120 cites · 0 cited by

Life of the patent

2 dated events

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a blender base showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of a blending base and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a blender base, as shown and described.

Classifications

4 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D07/386D74/12D73/76D73/78

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Pendency

2.7 y

984 days filing → grant

Office actions

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Examiner

Ricky Pham

art unit 2913 · TC 2900

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Worldwide family

31 members · 5 offices

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DOCDB simple family 53366587

Offices

US · JP

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D771999-S	S1	22 Nov 2016	14 Mar 2014	granted	Blender base
US	US-D807118-S	S1	9 Jan 2018	17 Nov 2016	granted	Blending system
US	US-D842644-S	S1	12 Mar 2019	21 Dec 2017	granted	Blending system
US	US-D878862-S	S1	24 Mar 2020	6 Mar 2019	granted	Blending system
US	US-D914453-S	S1	30 Mar 2021	5 Mar 2020	granted	Blender container
US	US-D981176-S	S1	21 Mar 2023	29 Mar 2021	granted	Blending container lid
JP	JP-1518840-S	S	9 Mar 2015	16 Sep 2014	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1518841-S	S	9 Mar 2015	16 Sep 2014	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1518842-S	S	9 Mar 2015	16 Sep 2014	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1526469-S	S	15 Jun 2015	16 Sep 2014	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1526470-S	S	15 Jun 2015	16 Sep 2014	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1527174-S	S	22 Jun 2015	16 Sep 2014	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 19 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-358950-S	S	24 Nov 2014	15 Sep 2014	published	Blending system
AU	AU-358982-S	S	25 Nov 2014	18 Nov 2014	published	A container of a blending system
AU	AU-358983-S	S	25 Nov 2014	18 Nov 2014	published	A cutter housing of a blending system
AU	AU-359076-S	S	28 Nov 2014	18 Nov 2014	published	A base of a blending system
AU	AU-359077-S	S	28 Nov 2014	18 Nov 2014	published	A cover of a blending system
AU	AU-359079-S	S	28 Nov 2014	18 Nov 2014	published	A handle of a blending system
AU	AU-359080-S	S	28 Nov 2014	18 Nov 2014	published	A control knob of a blending system
CA	CA-158680-S	S	3 Aug 2016	12 Sep 2014	granted	Blender
CA	CA-164834-S	S	3 Aug 2016	12 Sep 2014	granted	Blender
CA	CA-164835-S	S	3 Aug 2016	12 Sep 2014	granted	Blender container
CA	CA-164836-S	S	3 Aug 2016	12 Sep 2014	granted	Blender blade assembly
CA	CA-164837-S	S	3 Aug 2016	12 Sep 2014	granted	Blender container lid
TW	TW-D171376-S	S	21 Oct 2015	15 Sep 2014	published	Portion of blending
TW	TW-D174216-S	S	1 Mar 2016	15 Sep 2014	published	Portion of blending
TW	TW-D174217-S	S	1 Mar 2016	15 Sep 2014	published	Portion of blending
TW	TW-D177515-S	S	1 Aug 2016	15 Sep 2014	published	Portion of blender base
TW	TW-D177516-S	S	1 Aug 2016	15 Sep 2014	published	Portion of blender container
TW	TW-D177517-S	S	1 Aug 2016	15 Sep 2014	published	Portion of blender container
TW	TW-D178056-S	S	1 Sep 2016	15 Sep 2014	published	Portion of blending

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