USPatentGranted

Plug

Granted 1 Jan 2019 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Gyrus Medical Limited · originally Olympus Corporation

Inventors: Eric Boone, Mario Arnold, Friedemann Schreiber, Daniel Thomas +1 · Examiner: David G Muller · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application

29/600,264

filed 11 Apr 2017

Publication

Not published

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US D837157

granted 1 Jan 2019

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a plug showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the plug that form no part of the claimed designs.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

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

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D13/133D13/149

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1.7 y

630 days filing → grant

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non-final + final

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Examiner

David G Muller

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2 members · 2 offices

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DOCDB simple family 60859566

Offices

US · JP

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D837157-S	S1	1 Jan 2019	11 Apr 2017	granted	Plug
JP	JP-1594230-S	S	9 Jan 2018	28 Jun 2017	granted	no title held

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