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Merger

Granted 4 Apr 2017 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Kuhn North America, Inc. · originally KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Inventors: Damion Babler, Shane Williams, William Bassett, Dennis Williams · Examiner: Mark Goodwin · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/543,829
filed 28 Oct 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D783060
granted 4 Apr 2017

Life of the patent

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a merger;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image of the right side elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a rear 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.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D15/27

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Pendency
1.4 y
524 days filing → grant
Office actions
0
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Examiner
Mark Goodwin
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
Citations: 17 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

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DOCDB simple family 53938114
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Non-English titles
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›IP5 & PCT — 7 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2016044868-A1A118 Feb 201613 Jul 2015publishedMerger and pick-up header for a merger
USUS-9538709-B2B210 Jan 201713 Jul 2015grantedMerger and pick-up header for a merger having an adjustable skid shoe
USUS-2017079211-A1A123 Mar 201730 Nov 2016publishedMerger and pick-up header for a merger having an adjustable skid shoe
USthis patentUS-D783060-SS14 Apr 201728 Oct 2015grantedMerger
USUS-9693505-B2B24 Jul 201730 Nov 2016grantedMerger and pick-up header for a merger having an adjustable skid shoe
EPEP-2984921-A1A117 Feb 201612 Aug 2015publishedPick-up sans cadre externefr
EPEP-2984921-B1B11 Nov 201712 Aug 2015grantedPick-up sans cadre externefr
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
ESES-2658053-T3T38 Mar 201812 Aug 2015grantedCabezal de recogida sin bastidor externoes
PLPL-2984921-T3T330 Apr 201812 Aug 2015publishedPick-up header without external frame
SISI-2984921-T1T130 Mar 201812 Aug 2015publishedPick-up header without external frame

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