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Surge protector

Granted 29 Nov 2022 · 2 office actions

Application
29/790,738
filed 13 Dec 2021
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D971153
granted 29 Nov 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a surge protector;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a back elevational view thereof.

The dash-dash broken lines shown in the drawing figures depict portions of the surge protector that form no part of the claimed design. The surge protector is shown with dot-dot-dash broken lines indicating a symbolic break in its length. The appearance of any portion of the article between the dot-dot-dash broken lines forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/137.2D13/139.8

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Pendency
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351 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Mary Shannon Malley
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Worldwide family

6 members · 2 offices
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Members
6
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Offices
2
US · JP
Granted
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D938360-SS114 Dec 202117 Jul 2019grantedSurge protector
USthis patentUS-D971153-SS129 Nov 202213 Dec 2021grantedSurge protector
JPJP-1673197-SS24 Nov 202017 Jan 2020grantedno title held
JPJP-1673198-SS24 Nov 202017 Jan 2020grantedno title held
JPJP-1675640-SS4 Jan 202117 Jan 2020grantedno title held
JPJP-1676083-SS12 Jan 202117 Jan 2020grantedno title held

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