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Tennis racket

Granted 9 Feb 2021 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. · originally Sumitomo Chemical

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Inventors: Yosuke Yamamoto, Atsuko Mitsuba · Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/689,719
filed 1 May 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D910129
granted 9 Feb 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a tennis racket;

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The portions having different stippling illustrate a contrast in the appearance of the tennis racket, with no particular color, texture or finish being claimed. The portions of the tennis racket depicted in broken lines in the drawings, including the gut strings form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D21/753D21/729

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Pendency
1.8 y
650 days filing → grant
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Mitchell I. Siegel
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USthis patentUS-D910129-SS19 Feb 20211 May 2019grantedTennis racket
JPJP-1642945-SS7 Oct 201915 Jan 2019grantedno title held

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