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Connector

Granted 8 Nov 2022 · 4 office actions

Application
29/631,454
filed 29 Dec 2017
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D969080
granted 8 Nov 2022

Life of the patent

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top-front perspective view of a connector showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom-back 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 thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 12 is a top-front perspective view of a connector showing the claimed design;

FIG. 13 is a bottom-back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 20 - 20 of FIG. 18 ;

FIG. 21 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 21 - 21 of FIG. 18 ;

FIG. 22 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 22 - 22 of FIG. 18 ;

FIG. 23 is a top-front perspective view of a connector showing the claimed design;

FIG. 24 is a bottom-back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a right side thereof; 19

FIG. 29 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 31 - 31 of FIG. 29 , thereof;

FIG. 32 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 32 - 32 of FIG. 29 ; and,

FIG. 33 is a cross sectional view thereof taken along line 33 - 33 of FIG. 29 .

The broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the connector or form the boundary of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.

The shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

FIGS. 12-14, and 16-20 include a symbolic break in length of the Cable represented by a jagged line. The appearance of any portion of the article beyond the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/133

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Pendency
4.9 y
1,775 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Shawn T Gingrich
art unit 2921 · TC 2900
Citations: 6 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

6 members · 3 offices
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DOCDB simple family 53764847
Offices
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D806652-SS12 Jan 20183 Jul 2013grantedConnector
USthis patentUS-D969080-SS18 Nov 202229 Dec 2017grantedConnector
JPJP-1529833-SS27 Jul 201527 Dec 2013grantedno title held
JPJP-1546368-SS22 Mar 201627 Dec 2013grantedno title held
JPJP-1567631-SS23 Jan 201727 Dec 2013grantedno title held
›Other offices — 1 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-154535-SS15 Oct 201531 Dec 2013grantedFluid connector

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