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Electronic cigarette

Granted 28 Mar 2023 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: JT International S.A. · originally Jt International S.A.

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Inventors: Marko Plevnik, Norihiko Inoue · Examiner: Khawaja Anwar · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
35/511,243
filed 23 Jul 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D982227
granted 28 Mar 2023

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FIG. 3 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 3 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 4 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a third embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 7 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 8 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a fifth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 11 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 11 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a sixth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 12 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a seventh embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 18 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 18 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 18 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 18 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to an eighth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 19 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 19 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 19 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 19 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarettes, according to a ninth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 22 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 22 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 22 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 22 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 22 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a tenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 23 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 23 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 23 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 23 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to an eleventh embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 26 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 26 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 26 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 26 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a twelfth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 27 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 27 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 27 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 27 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 27 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 30 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a thirteenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 30 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 30 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 30 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 30 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 30 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 30 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a fourteenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 31 . 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 31 . 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 31 . 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 31 . 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 31 . 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 . 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 37 . 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a fifteenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 37 . 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 37 . 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 37 . 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 37 . 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarettes, according to a sixteenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a seventeenth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 40 is a perspective view of electronic cigarette, according to an eighteenth embodiment of our new design; and

FIG. 41 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette, according to a nineteenth embodiment of our new design.

The broken lines of even length represent portions of the electronic cigarette that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/162

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