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Endoscope

Granted 9 Jul 2013 · 4 office actions

Application
29/399,583
filed 16 Aug 2011
Publication
Not published
not published
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US D685908
granted 9 Jul 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top and left…

FIG. 1 is a front, top and left side perspective view of an endoscope, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, top and right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged front, top and left side perspective view thereof within the dot-dash broken line box identified as 9 in FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 10 is a partial enlarged front, top and right side perspective view thereof within the dot-dash broken line box identified as 10 in FIG. 2 .

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/138

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Pendency
1.9 y
693 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
non-final + final
Responses
3
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Examiner
Bridget L Eland
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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