USPatentGranted

Toothbrush handle

Granted 10 May 2011 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Braun Gmbh · originally B. Braun SE

Inventors: Bjoern Kling, Todd Christopher Borgerson, Andreas Birk, Michaela Pusch +2 · Examiner: Melanie H Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/356,934

filed 4 Mar 2010

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US D637401

granted 10 May 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a rear and left side…

FIG. 1 is a rear and left side perspective view of a first embodiment of a toothbrush handle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a rear and left side perspective view of a second embodiment of the toothbrush handle showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 8 ; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the toothbrush handle of FIG. 8 .

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Claims

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1 granted claims

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

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D04/104

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Melanie H Tung

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D612613-S	S1	30 Mar 2010	27 Jul 2007	granted	Toothbrush handle
USthis patent	US-D637401-S	S1	10 May 2011	4 Mar 2010	granted	Toothbrush handle

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-124368-S	S	13 Mar 2009	25 Jan 2008	granted	Toothbrush handle
CA	CA-129405-S	S	13 Mar 2009	25 Jan 2008	granted	Toothbrush

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