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Data card reader

Granted 11 Apr 2000 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings B.V. · originally Unilever plc

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Inventors: Michael T Pearson, Herve Bertrand · Examiner: M. H. Tung · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application

102852

filed 1 Apr 1999

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US D422578

granted 11 Apr 2000

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view from…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view from above and one side

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective from above and behind of the other side

FIG. 3 is a front view

FIG. 4 is a rear view

FIG. 5 is a left side view

FIG. 6 is a right side view

FIG. 7 is a view from above; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view from below and the front.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for data card reader, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/114

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M. H. Tung

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D422578-S	S	11 Apr 2000	1 Apr 1999	granted	Data card reader

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-138868-S	S	22 Nov 1999	25 Mar 1999	published	Data card reader

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