USPatentGranted

Trash can

Granted 14 Oct 2008 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Simplehuman Llc · originally Simplehuman, LLC

Inventors: William Shyh-Chen Hsu, Tzu-Hao Wei, Di-fong Chang, Frank Yang · Examiner: Cynthia E Ramirez · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/293,498

filed 28 Nov 2007

Publication

Not published

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US D578722

granted 14 Oct 2008

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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 according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front plan view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a left side plan view of FIG. 1 ; the right side being identical; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear plan view of FIG. 1 .

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

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

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1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D34/9

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Examiner

Cynthia E Ramirez

art unit 2911 · TC 2900

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3 members · 3 offices

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DOCDB simple family 39828931

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›IP5 & PCT — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D578722-S	S1	14 Oct 2008	28 Nov 2007	granted	Trash can

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-126213-S	S	13 May 2009	27 May 2008	granted	Trash can
TW	TW-D129485-S	S	1 Jul 2009	28 May 2008	published	Trash can

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