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Rice dispenser

Granted 13 Dec 2011 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Glas Americas LLC · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Douglas M. Laib · Examiner: Elizabeth J Oswecki · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/312,043
filed 26 Sep 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D650239
granted 13 Dec 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front and right…

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a rice dispenser showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom, front and left side perspective view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines in FIGS. 6 and 7 depict portions of the design that form no part of the claim.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/589

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Pendency
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Office actions
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Examiner
Elizabeth J Oswecki
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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USthis patentUS-D650239-SS113 Dec 201126 Sep 2008grantedRice dispenser
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AUAU-325334-SS25 Mar 200911 Mar 2009publishedGrain dispenser
CACA-129892-SS14 Dec 20099 Mar 2009grantedRice dispenser

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