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Mask shell/assembly

Granted 14 Apr 2009 · 2 office actions

Application
29/269,688
filed 7 Dec 2006
Publication
Not published
not published
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US D590496
granted 14 Apr 2009

Life of the patent

2 dated events
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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mask shell according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a mask assembly according to a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof.

Where included, broken lines showing environment or structure are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. Where included, dotted lines represent the border between claimed and non-claimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Where included, the use of stippling is intended to denote shading.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.1

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Pendency
2.4 y
859 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
Citations: 24 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

14 members · 2 offices
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Members
14
DOCDB simple family 37770158
Offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D537523-SS127 Feb 200717 May 2004grantedMask shell
USthis patentUS-D590496-SS114 Apr 20097 Dec 2006grantedMask shell/assembly
USUS-D613852-SS113 Apr 20109 Mar 2009grantedMask cushion
›Other offices — 11 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-302257-SS29 Jun 200516 Nov 2004publishedMask shell
AUAU-302258-SS29 Jun 200516 Nov 2004publishedMask cushion
AUAU-302259-SS29 Jun 200516 Nov 2004publishedMask cushion clip
AUAU-302260-SS29 Jun 200516 Nov 2004publishedClip for head strap
AUAU-302261-SS29 Jun 200516 Nov 2004publishedHeadgear for mask
AUAU-302262-SS29 Jun 200516 Nov 2004publishedHeadgear for mask
AUAU-302263-SS29 Jun 200516 Nov 2004publishedAnti-asphyxia valve
AUAU-302567-SS3 Aug 200516 Nov 2004publishedMask assembly
AUAU-302568-SS3 Aug 200516 Nov 2004publishedElbow for mask
AUAU-302569-SS3 Aug 200516 Nov 2004publishedMask assembly
AUAU-302570-SS3 Aug 200516 Nov 2004publishedElbow for mask

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