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Steam appliance

Granted 12 Mar 2024 · no office action yet

Assignee: SharkNinja Operating

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Inventors: Scott B. Niedzwecki, Jeremy McDaniel · Examiner: Kimberly Barnes · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application

29/780,377

filed 23 Apr 2021

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US D1017932

granted 12 Mar 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a steam appliance showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a left view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a right view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a front, top, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a front, top, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a rear, top, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is a rear, top, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 11 is a front, bottom, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 12 is a front, bottom, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 13 is a rear, bottom, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ; and

FIG. 14 is a rear, bottom, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 15 is a front view of another embodiment of a steam appliance;

FIG. 16 is a rear view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 19 is a left view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 20 is a right view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 21 is a front, top, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 22 is a front, top, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 23 is a rear, top, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 24 is a rear, top, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 25 is a front, bottom, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 26 is a front, bottom, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 27 is a rear, bottom, right perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 ; and,

FIG. 28 is a rear, bottom, left perspective view of the steam appliance of FIG. 15 .

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the steam appliance that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D32/45

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Kimberly Barnes

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D1017932-S	S1	12 Mar 2024	23 Apr 2021	granted	Steam appliance
US	US-D1116323-S	S1	3 Mar 2026	18 Jan 2024	granted	Steam pad
JP	JP-1761949-S	S	22 Jan 2024	25 Oct 2021	granted	スチームモップja
JP	JP-1771433-S	S	27 May 2024	25 Oct 2021	granted	スチームモップ用パッドja
JP	JP-1771436-S	S	27 May 2024	25 Oct 2021	granted	スチームモップ用パッドja

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-207339-S	S	30 Jan 2024	22 Oct 2021	granted	Steam appliance

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