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Refrigerator

Granted 27 Dec 2022 · 2 office actions

Application
29/774,486
filed 17 Mar 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D973731
granted 27 Dec 2022

Life of the patent

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the refrigerator showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view in a condition that the first door of the upper right part of the front has been opened;

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is a back view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is a left side view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 12 is a right side view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view in a condition that the second door of the upper right part of the front has been opened;

FIG. 16 is a front view of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 17 is a back view of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 18 is a left side view of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 19 is a right side view of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of FIG. 15 ; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15 .

The broken lines depict portions of the refrigerator that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

3 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
15/9115/8915/81

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Pendency
1.8 y
650 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
1
no RCE
Examiner
Calvin E Vansant
art unit 2915 · TC 2900
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