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Dispenser

Granted 10 Apr 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company · originally Colgate-Palmolive

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Inventors: Nicholas Noe, Bruce Cummings · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/248,595

filed 23 Aug 2006

Publication

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US D540185

granted 10 Apr 2007

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

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

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/728

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Pendency

0.6 y

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none on record

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Examiner

Stella Reid

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Worldwide family

6 members · 4 offices

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DOCDB simple family 37110874

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3 of 6

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D530624-S	S1	24 Oct 2006	1 Sep 2005	granted	Dispenser
USthis patent	US-D540185-S	S1	10 Apr 2007	23 Aug 2006	granted	Dispenser

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-310446-S	S	5 Oct 2006	2 Feb 2006	published	Dispenser
AU	AU-310447-S	S	5 Oct 2006	2 Feb 2006	published	Dispenser
CA	CA-114370-S	S	22 Jun 2007	30 Jan 2006	granted	Dispenser with cap
CL	CL-2007003001-S1	S1	25 Jan 2008	18 Oct 2007	published	Dispensador de cuerpo alargado y seccion transversal ovalada formado por tres partes, la superior con tapa transparente y proyeccion interior de similar contorno de superficie superior con orificios y de igual ancho que la parte inferior, la parte intermedia de ancho menor con rebajes laterales ovalados y contiene relieves horizontales (div. sol. 0292-06).es

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