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Milk frother attachment for a coffee maker

Granted 20 Aug 2024 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

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Inventors: Daniel F. Galea, Dean A. Peppel, ZhaoYi Yin, Ben C. Shao +1 · Examiner: Catherine Ho · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/818,993
filed 13 Dec 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D1039327
granted 20 Aug 2024

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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 milk frother attachment for a coffee maker showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines show portions of the milk frother attachment for a coffee maker that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/397

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981 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Catherine Ho
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