USPatentGranted

Dispensing system

Granted 29 Jan 2013 · 2 office actions

Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Inventors: Steven A. Zach, Daria Costantini, Steven A. Sweeton, William L. Driskell +7 · Examiner: Catherine Tuttle · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/422,036

filed 16 May 2012

Publication

Not published

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US D675103

granted 29 Jan 2013

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Classifications

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Citations

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2 dated events

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric front, top, and…

FIG. 1 is an isometric front, top, and left side perspective view of the dispensing system showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating a portion of the dispensing system that forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a dispensing system, as shown and described.

Classifications

3 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/682D96/85D96/89

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Pendency

0.7 y

258 days filing → grant

Office actions

non-final + final

Responses

no RCE

Examiner

Catherine Tuttle

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Worldwide family

11 members · 3 offices

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Offices

Granted

8 of 11

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D647805-S	S1	1 Nov 2011	19 Apr 2010	granted	Dispensing system
US	US-D661987-S	S1	19 Jun 2012	7 Sep 2011	granted	Dispensing system
US	US-D662426-S	S1	26 Jun 2012	7 Sep 2011	granted	Dispensing system
USthis patent	US-D675103-S	S1	29 Jan 2013	16 May 2012	granted	Dispensing system
US	US-D691488-S	S1	15 Oct 2013	6 Dec 2012	granted	Dispensing system

›Other offices — 6 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-334358-S	S	24 Dec 2010	19 Oct 2010	published	Dispenser
AU	AU-334359-S	S	24 Dec 2010	19 Oct 2010	published	Dispenser
AU	AU-335218-S	S	23 Feb 2011	19 Oct 2010	published	Dispenser
CA	CA-137586-S	S	13 Sep 2011	18 Oct 2010	granted	Dispenser
CA	CA-139646-S	S	13 Sep 2011	18 Oct 2010	granted	Dispenser
CA	CA-139647-S	S	13 Sep 2011	18 Oct 2010	granted	Dispenser

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