Steering wheel
Granted 1 Oct 2013 · no office action yet
Assignee: Caterpillar
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Inventors: Terril J. Johnson, David A. Lucas · Examiner: Melody Brown · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a steering wheel embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the steering wheel, enlarged to show details;
FIG. 9 is a right side view of the portion of the steering wheel shown in FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 10 is a left side view of the portion of the steering wheel shown in FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 11 is a front view of the portion of the steering wheel shown in FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 12 is a rear view of the portion of the steering wheel shown in FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 13 is a top view of the portion of the steering wheel shown in FIG. 8 ; and,
FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the portion of the steering wheel shown in FIG. 8 .
The broken lines appearing in FIGS. 1-14 define the bounds of the claimed design and/or disclose environment related to the claimed design, and therefore form no part of the claimed design.
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6 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D649096-S | S1 | 22 Nov 2011 | 23 Feb 2011 | granted | Steering wheel |
| US | US-D661629-S | S1 | 12 Jun 2012 | 3 Oct 2011 | granted | Steering wheel |
| USthis patent | US-D690633-S | S1 | 1 Oct 2013 | 25 Feb 2013 | granted | Steering wheel |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-338490-S | S | 12 Sep 2011 | 17 Aug 2011 | published | Steering wheel |
| BR | BR-DI7104723-S | S | 6 May 2014 | 23 Aug 2011 | published | Configuração aplicada em volante de direçãopt |
| CA | CA-141919-S | S | 21 Mar 2012 | 18 Aug 2011 | granted | Steering wheel |
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