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Needle

Granted 6 Sep 2011 · 4 office actions

Assignee: VLEUGELS HOLDING B.V.

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Inventors: Michel P. H. Vleugels · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/319,992
filed 18 Jun 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D644732
granted 6 Sep 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right side view of…

FIG. 1 is a right side view of the needle point of my new, original and ornamental design for a needle;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the entire needle thereof;

FIG. 3 is a partial left top perspective view of the needle point thereof;

FIG. 4 is another left top perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is another left top perspective view thereof.

The portions of the needle shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. All views, excepting FIGS. 2 and 3 , are of the portion of the needle within the broken line circle shown in FIG. 2 .

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/130

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Pendency
3.2 y
1,175 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
3
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Examiner
T. Chase Nelson
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
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