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Knife block

Granted 6 Nov 2018 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · originally Calphalon Corporation

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Inventors: Steven J. Muske, Andrew Q. Liu · Examiner: Derrick E Holland · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/599,931
filed 7 Apr 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D832659
granted 6 Nov 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a knife block, shown in use, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the knife block, shown with environmental knives removed;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the knife block, taken along line 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the knife block;

FIG. 5 is an exploded rear perspective view of the knife block, shown without the block body for ease of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view of the knife block, taken from FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the knife block, shown with environmental knives;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the knife block, shown with environmental knives; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional left side view of the knife block, taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 8 .

The broken lines on the knife block in the figures illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing the knives in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7-9 illustrate environmental subject matter that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 2 and 6 are included to show a partially enlarged view only and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines of FIGS. 4 and 5 are included to show relationship of sharpening elements to knife block only and form no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form any part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/637

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Pendency
1.6 y
578 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
non-final + final
Responses
3
no RCE
Examiner
Derrick E Holland
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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Worldwide family

15 members · 2 offices
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USUS-2017181557-A1A129 Jun 201730 Jun 2014publishedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
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USUS-D920053-SS125 May 20213 Feb 2020grantedKnife block
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USUS-12150573-B2B226 Nov 202410 May 2021grantedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
USUS-2025057348-A1A120 Feb 20251 Nov 2024publishedKnife block with storage slot blade sharpeners and cutlery set using same
CNCN-105212803-AA6 Jan 201630 Jun 2015publishedTool apron rack and use the set of knives of described tool apron rack
CNCN-105212803-BB16 Apr 201930 Jun 2015granted刀座架及使用所述刀座架的刀具组zh

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