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Spherical surgical suction container

Granted 30 Jun 2020 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Design Department, Inc. · originally DESIGN DEPARTMENT, INC.

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Inventors: Brian T. Leadingham, Patrick C. Tetzlaff · Examiner: Sheryl Lane · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/706,475
filed 20 Sep 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D888937
granted 30 Jun 2020

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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 spherical surgical suction container showing our design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded top perspective view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view;

FIG. 4 is a left elevation view;

FIG. 5 is a right elevation view;

FIG. 6 is a front side elevation view;

FIG. 7 is a back side elevation view;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view; and,

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view.

The dot-dash broken line showing of four circular features on the top side of the centrally located raised portions of the suction container shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 8 are for the purpose of illustrating openings and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/111

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Pendency
0.8 y
284 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
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Examiner
Sheryl Lane
art unit 2915 · TC 2900
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D870879-SS124 Dec 201911 Jan 2017grantedSpherical surgical suction container
USthis patentUS-D888937-SS130 Jun 202020 Sep 2019grantedSpherical surgical suction container
USUS-D928307-SS117 Aug 202130 Jun 2020grantedSpherical surgical suction container
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-174802-SS13 Dec 201817 May 2017grantedSpherical surgical suction container
CACA-181112-SS13 Dec 201817 May 2017grantedSpherical surgical suction container
CACA-181114-SS13 Dec 201817 May 2017grantedSpherical surgical suction container

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