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Trash can

Granted 31 Jul 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Simplehuman Llc · originally Simplehuman, LLC

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Inventors: Chih-Hong Hsieh, Tzu-Hao Wei, Frank Yang · Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/267,838
filed 23 Oct 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D547917
granted 31 Jul 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the trash can showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side plan view being symmetrical thereto;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a pedal is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the ‘article’ and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D34/9

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Pendency
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Responses
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Examiner
Cynthia E. Ramirez
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D539499-SS127 Mar 200719 Dec 2005grantedTrash can
USthis patentUS-D547917-SS131 Jul 200723 Oct 2006grantedTrash can
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-116019-SS27 Sep 200726 May 2006grantedTrash can
CACA-121648-SS27 Sep 200726 May 2006grantedTrash can
TWTW-D119197-S1S11 Oct 200730 May 2006publishedTrash can
TWTW-D122958-S1S121 May 200830 May 2006publishedTrash can

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