USPatentGranted
S1

Headgear-earwear assembly

Granted 22 May 2012 · 2 office actions

Assignee: 3M Company

Law firm: Law firm · Log in to unlock

Attorney: Attorney · Log in to unlock

Inventors: Laurent Froissard · Examiner: Raphael Barkai · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/339,043
filed 23 Jun 2009
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D660343
granted 22 May 2012

Life of the patent

8 dated events
⤢ drag to zoom20102012201420162018202020222024202620282030ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & fees
ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & feeshover for detail · click to open

Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new design for a headgear-earwear assembly;

FIG. 2 is a close-up perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a close-up front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a close-up rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a close-up top plan view thereof, the close-up bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view;

FIG. 6 is a close-up left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a close-up right side perspective view thereof.

In the drawings, the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

the grant prints no section headings; every part label below is ours, taken from that part's own first words

Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D16/335D16/338

Claim changes

Soon
Coming soonHow the claims changed between publication and grant

See which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.

AmendedAddedCancelledUnchanged

The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.

File wrapper

⤢ drag to zoomJul 2009Jan 2010Jul 2010Jan 2011Jul 2011Jan 2012Jul 2012USPTOApplicantNon-final rejectionResponse after non-finalNotice of allowance
USPTOApplicanthover for detail · click to open
Pendency
2.9 y
1,064 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
Raphael Barkai
art unit 2915 · TC 2900
Citations: 23 back · 0 forward

See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.

Log in to unlock

Chain of title

⤢ drag to zoom20102012201420162018202020222024202620282030Owner 1
Titlehover for detail · click to open

See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.

Log in to unlock

Term & fees

See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.

Log in to unlock

Worldwide family

4 members · 4 offices
US1AU1CA1TW1
this patentIP5 & PCTother officessolid = grantedhover for detail · click to open
Members
4
DOCDB simple family 46061764
Offices
4
US
Granted
2 of 4
grant date present
›IP5 & PCT — 1 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D660343-SS122 May 201223 Jun 2009grantedHeadgear-earwear assembly
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-329296-SS14 Jan 201021 Dec 2009publishedHeadgear-earwear assembly
CACA-133448-SS27 Jul 201022 Dec 2009grantedEyewear
TWTW-D140357-S1S11 May 201122 Dec 2009publishedTemple of headgear-earwear

Validity challenges

See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.

Log in to unlock

Citations

See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.

Log in to unlock