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Ultrasound probe

Granted 17 Dec 2019 · no office action yet

Current assignee: BFLY Operations Inc {Butterfly Network} · originally Butterfly Network

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Inventors: Paul Maxted, David Elgena, Christopher Thomas McNulty, Jonathan C. Schultz +3 · Examiner: Anhdao Doan · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/677,069
filed 16 Jan 2019
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US D870295
granted 17 Dec 2019
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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom, front, right side…

FIG. 1 is a bottom, front, right side perspective view of an ultrasound probe showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures represent boundaries of the claimed design and form no part thereof. All other broken lines illustrate portions of the ultrasound probe that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/187

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D846749-SS123 Apr 201927 Oct 2017grantedUltrasound probe
USUS-D869663-SS110 Dec 201916 Jan 2019grantedUltrasound probe
USUS-D869664-SS110 Dec 201916 Jan 2019grantedUltrasound probe
USUS-D869665-SS110 Dec 201916 Jan 2019grantedUltrasound probe
USthis patentUS-D870295-SS117 Dec 201916 Jan 2019grantedUltrasound probe
USUS-D870296-SS117 Dec 201916 Jan 2019grantedUltrasound probe
USUS-D886305-SS12 Jun 202016 Jan 2019grantedUltrasound probe
USUS-D887562-SS116 Jun 202016 Jan 2019grantedUltrasound probe
JPJP-1636456-SS16 Jul 201925 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1639468-SS19 Aug 201925 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1654015-SS2 Mar 202025 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1657424-SS13 Apr 202025 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1657425-SS13 Apr 202025 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1657426-SS13 Apr 202025 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1657427-SS13 Apr 202025 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1657428-SS13 Apr 202025 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1657429-SS13 Apr 202025 Apr 2018grantedno title held
›Other offices — 17 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-181031-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe
CACA-187339-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe body
CACA-187340-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe
CACA-187341-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe
CACA-187342-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe
CACA-187343-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe
CACA-187344-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe
CACA-187345-SS16 Jul 202025 Apr 2018grantedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D199990-SS1 Oct 201925 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D202782-SS21 Feb 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D202783-SS21 Feb 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D202784-SS21 Feb 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D202785-SS21 Feb 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D202786-SS21 Feb 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D202787-SS21 Feb 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D204943-SS1 Jun 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe
TWTW-D205914-SS21 Jul 202025 Apr 2018publishedUltrasound probe

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