USPatentGranted

Backrest

Granted 15 May 2007 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Steelcase

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Inventors: Kurt R. Heidmann, Bruce M. Smith, Glen Oliver Loew · Examiner: Mimosa De · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/254,838

filed 28 Feb 2006

Publication

Not published

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US D542580

granted 15 May 2007

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8 dated events

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a backrest embodying the present invention; and,

FIGS. 2-6 are a right, front, rear, top, and bottom views of the backrest in FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image of the right side in FIG. 2.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a backrest, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/502D63/66

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1.2 y

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non-final + final

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no RCE

Examiner

Mimosa De

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8 members · 2 offices

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DOCDB simple family 37648924

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Granted

3 of 8

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D535126-S	S1	16 Jan 2007	28 Feb 2006	granted	Seat and back
US	US-D536890-S	S1	20 Feb 2007	3 Mar 2004	granted	Seating unit
USthis patent	US-D542580-S	S1	15 May 2007	28 Feb 2006	granted	Backrest

›Other offices — 5 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
TW	TW-D110027-S1	S1	11 Apr 2006	5 Mar 2004	published	Seating unit
TW	TW-D111320-S1	S1	11 Jun 2006	5 Mar 2004	published	Seating unit
TW	TW-D111321-S1	S1	11 Jun 2006	5 Mar 2004	published	Seating unit
TW	TW-D111322-S1	S1	11 Jun 2006	5 Mar 2004	published	Back
TW	TW-D111323-S1	S1	11 Jun 2006	5 Mar 2004	published	Back

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