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Toothbrush

Granted 8 Aug 2023 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Gillette Company · originally Procter & Gamble

Inventors: Angelika Beruda, Armin Tschol, Frank Roland Gliemroth, Dominik Langhammer +4 · Examiner: Alison M Ofstun · AU 2923 · TC 2900

Application

29/782,323

filed 6 May 2021

Publication

Not published

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US D994341

granted 8 Aug 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toothbrush;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a toothbrush, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D04/104

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Pendency

2.3 y

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Examiner

Alison M Ofstun

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D994341-S	S1	8 Aug 2023	6 May 2021	granted	Toothbrush
US	US-D1041913-S	S1	17 Sep 2024	17 Apr 2023	granted	Toothbrush handle
US	US-D1072491-S	S1	29 Apr 2025	17 Apr 2023	granted	Toothbrush head
US	US-D1095042-S	S1	30 Sep 2025	17 Apr 2023	granted	Toothbrush handle

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-218833-S	S	8 Nov 2023	6 May 2021	granted	Toothbrush head

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