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Indicating device

Granted 30 Apr 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Trudell Medical International · originally 1263152 Ontario Inc.

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Inventors: James Nick Schmidt, Peter Mykola Scarrott · Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/144,626

filed 6 Jul 2001

Publication

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US D456292

granted 30 Apr 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an indicating device including a container;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the indicating device shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, with the other side views being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the indicating device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the indicating device shown in FIGS. 1 and 5,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of an indicating device including a container, with the side view as shown in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view of the indicating device shown in FIG. 5.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for an indicating device, as shown and described.

Classifications

10 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A61M15/00

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B65D83/40
B67D7/22

Section G — Physics

G06M3/00
G06M1/04
G06M1/28
G06M1/08
G06M7/00
G09F11/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

D10/96

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0.8 y

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Examiner

Antoine Duval Davis

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Worldwide family

70 members · 10 offices

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US · EP · JP · CN · WO

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›IP5 & PCT — 47 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-6082358-A	A	4 Jul 2000	5 May 1998	granted	Indicating device for aerosol container
US	US-D439534-S	S1	27 Mar 2001	22 Mar 2000	granted	Indicating device
US	US-D447432-S	S1	4 Sep 2001	19 Jan 2001	granted	Indicating device
US	US-6328037-B1	B1	11 Dec 2001	26 Jun 2000	granted	Indicating device for aerosol container
USthis patent	US-D456292-S	S1	30 Apr 2002	6 Jul 2001	granted	Indicating device
US	US-2002139812-A1	A1	3 Oct 2002	26 Oct 2001	published	Indicating device
US	US-2003188741-A1	A1	9 Oct 2003	8 Apr 2003	published	Indicating device for aerosol container
US	US-6761161-B2	B2	13 Jul 2004	26 Oct 2001	granted	Indicating device
US	US-2004226555-A1	A1	18 Nov 2004	24 Jun 2004	published	Indicating device
US	US-6926002-B2	B2	9 Aug 2005	24 Jun 2004	granted	Indicating device
US	US-2005205512-A1	A1	22 Sep 2005	24 May 2005	published	Indicating device
US	US-6953039-B2	B2	11 Oct 2005	8 Apr 2003	granted	Medicament dispensing device
US	US-2006150976-A1	A1	13 Jul 2006	29 Nov 2005	published	Indicating device
US	US-2006162724-A1	A1	27 Jul 2006	8 Mar 2006	published	Indicating device
US	US-2007084467-A1	A1	19 Apr 2007	14 Dec 2006	published	Dispensing device
US	US-2007175474-A1	A1	2 Aug 2007	14 Mar 2007	published	Dispensing device
US	US-7341057-B2	B2	11 Mar 2008	29 Nov 2005	granted	Indicating device
US	US-7516738-B2	B2	14 Apr 2009	8 Mar 2006	granted	Indicating device
US	US-7568481-B2	B2	4 Aug 2009	24 May 2005	granted	Indicating device
US	US-7650883-B2	B2	26 Jan 2010	14 Mar 2007	granted	Dispensing device
US	US-7757688-B2	B2	20 Jul 2010	14 Dec 2006	granted	Dispensing device
US	US-2011005521-A1	A1	13 Jan 2011	13 Jul 2010	published	Dispensing device
US	US-8074643-B2	B2	13 Dec 2011	13 Jul 2010	granted	Dispensing device
US	US-2012222672-A1	A1	6 Sep 2012	7 Dec 2011	published	Dispensing device
US	US-8662075-B2	B2	4 Mar 2014	7 Dec 2011	granted	Dispensing device
US	US-2014190474-A1	A1	10 Jul 2014	23 Jan 2014	published	Dispensing device
US	US-9168343-B2	B2	27 Oct 2015	23 Jan 2014	granted	Dispensing device
EP	EP-1131248-A2	A2	12 Sep 2001	30 Apr 1999	published	Indikator für aerosolcontainerde
EP	EP-1131248-A4	A4	12 Jan 2005	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
EP	EP-1131248-B1	B1	4 Apr 2007	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
EP	EP-1803649-A2	A2	4 Jul 2007	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour réservoir d'aérosolfr
EP	EP-1803649-A3	A3	18 Jun 2008	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour réservoir d'aérosolfr
JP	JP-2002513664-A	A	14 May 2002	30 Apr 1999	published	エアゾール容器の指示装置ja
JP	JP-2008173484-A	A	31 Jul 2008	30 Jan 2008	published	エアゾール容器の表示装置ja
JP	JP-2008290779-A	A	4 Dec 2008	23 Jul 2008	published	エアゾール容器の指示装置ja
JP	JP-2010194328-A	A	9 Sep 2010	29 Mar 2010	published	Display device of aerosol container
JP	JP-5027074-B2	B2	19 Sep 2012	23 Jul 2008	granted	エアゾール容器の指示装置ja
CN	CN-1310635-A	A	29 Aug 2001	30 Apr 1999	published	用于喷雾剂容器的显示装置zh
CN	CN-1651104-A	A	10 Aug 2005	30 Apr 1999	published	Indicating device for aerosol container
CN	CN-1315547-C	C	16 May 2007	30 Apr 1999	granted	用于喷雾剂容器的显示装置zh
CN	CN-101134124-A	A	5 Mar 2008	30 Apr 1999	published	用于喷雾剂容器的显示装置zh
CN	CN-100581609-C	C	20 Jan 2010	30 Apr 1999	granted	用于喷雾剂容器的显示装置zh
CN	CN-101134124-B	B	13 Oct 2010	30 Apr 1999	granted	用于喷雾剂容器的显示装置zh
WO	WO-9957019-A2	A2	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
WO	WO-9957019-A3	A3	29 Dec 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
WO	WO-9957019-A8	A8	20 Apr 2000	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
WO	WO-9957019-A9	A9	29 Jun 2000	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr

›Other offices — 23 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-3774699-A	A	23 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Indicating device for aerosol container
AU	AU-758279-B2	B2	20 Mar 2003	30 Apr 1999	granted	Indicating device for aerosol container
CA	CA-2331179-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2590934-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2675430-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2706921-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2792071-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Indicating device for indicating the number of dosages dispensed
CA	CA-2792547-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Distributeur pourvu d'un dispositif indicateur indiquant le nombre de dosesfr
CA	CA-2843454-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Dispositif indiquant le nombre de doses distribueesfr
CA	CA-2844164-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Distributeur presentant un dispositif indicateur pour indiquer le nombrede dosagesfr
CA	CA-2903553-A1	A1	11 Nov 1999	30 Apr 1999	published	Indicating device for aerosol container
CA	CA-2331179-C	C	20 Oct 2009	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2590934-C	C	10 Aug 2010	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2675430-C	C	8 Jan 2013	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2706921-C	C	16 Apr 2013	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2792071-C	C	22 Apr 2014	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositif indicateur pour contenant aerosolfr
CA	CA-2792547-C	C	22 Apr 2014	30 Apr 1999	granted	Distributeur pourvu d'un dispositif indicateur indiquant le nombre de dosesfr
CA	CA-2843454-C	C	20 Jan 2015	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositif indiquant le nombre de doses distribueesfr
CA	CA-2844164-C	C	17 Nov 2015	30 Apr 1999	granted	Distributeur presentant un dispositif indicateur pour indiquer le nombrede dosagesfr
DE	DE-69935730-D1	D1	16 May 2007	30 Apr 1999	granted	Indikator für aerosolcontainerde
DE	DE-69935730-T2	T2	27 Dec 2007	30 Apr 1999	granted	Indikator für aerosolcontainerde
ES	ES-2284252-T3	T3	1 Nov 2007	30 Apr 1999	granted	Dispositivo indicador para recipiente de aerosol.es
ZA	ZA-200005804-B	B	18 Sep 2002	18 Oct 2000	published	Indicating device for aerosol container.

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