USPatentGranted

Electronic cigarette

Granted 25 Jun 2019 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited · originally Nico Ventures

Inventors: Thomas Michael McKeon, Justin Banker Peart, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Jeremy Wright +1 · Examiner: Marissa J Cash · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application

29/573,612

filed 8 Aug 2016

Publication

Not published

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US D852408

granted 25 Jun 2019

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Classifications

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Citations

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a back view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a top view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a first side view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a second side view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 is a front view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 10 is a back view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 11 is a top view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 13 is a first side view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 14 is a second side view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 16 is a front view of the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 17 is a back view of the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 18 is a top view of the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 20 is a first side view of the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 21 is a second side view of the cartomizer of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a front view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 22 .

FIG. 24 is a back view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 22 .

FIG. 25 is a top view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 22 .

FIG. 26 is a bottom view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 22 .

FIG. 27 is a first side view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 22 .

FIG. 28 is a second side view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 22 .

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 30 is a front view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 31 is a back view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 32 is a top view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 33 is a bottom view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 34 is a first side view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 35 is a second side view of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 37 is a front view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 38 is a back view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 39 is a top view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 40 is a bottom view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

FIG. 41 is a first side view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 ; and,

FIG. 42 is a second side view of the body of the electronic cigarette depicted in FIG. 29 .

The broken lines depict parts of the electronic cigarette that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for an electronic cigarette, as shown and described.

Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D27/101

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Examiner

Marissa J Cash

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Worldwide family

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D852408-S	S1	25 Jun 2019	8 Aug 2016	granted	Electronic cigarette
JP	JP-1575097-S	S	20 Apr 2020	8 Aug 2016	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1575098-S	S	20 Apr 2020	8 Aug 2016	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 5 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-201614224-S	S	27 Sep 2016	5 Aug 2016	published	Cartomizer for a vaping device
AU	AU-201614225-S	S	27 Sep 2016	5 Aug 2016	published	Vaping device
CA	CA-169756-S	S	1 Sep 2017	4 Aug 2016	granted	Electronic cigarette
CA	CA-173518-S	S	1 Sep 2017	4 Aug 2016	granted	Cartridge for an electronic cigarette
UA	UA-34703-S	S	26 Jun 2017	5 Aug 2016	published	Електронне курильне приладдяuk

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