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Connector pair

Granted 31 Dec 2024 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: OCP ASIA, INC. · originally Molex

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Inventors: Thomas R. Marrapode, Jesus Enrique Fung, Sung-Ping Huang, Chien-Lang Tai +4 · Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart · AU 2935 · TC 2900

Application
29/839,637
filed 23 May 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D1055862
granted 31 Dec 2024

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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 one piece of a connector pair showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the second piece of a connector pair showing our new design;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the engaging portions of the connector pair of FIGS. 1 - 2 shown side-by-side with the view of the second piece corresponding to a partial sectional view identified by line 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ; and,

FIG. 4 is a front view of the engaging portions of the connector pair of FIGS. 1 - 3 shown side-by-side.

The broken lines depicting the remainder of the connector pair 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
D13/133

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Pendency
2.6 y
953 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Leanne Was-Englehart
art unit 2935 · TC 2900
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USthis patentUS-D1055862-SS131 Dec 202423 May 2022grantedConnector pair
JPJP-1748332-SS10 Jul 202331 Oct 2022granted一組の電気・電子機器セットja

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