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Chair back

Granted 24 Dec 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Wells Fargo · originally Steelcase

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Inventors: Tom Lloyd, Nick Carpenter, Luke Pearson, James Ludwig +1 · Examiner: Ricky Pham · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/462,026

filed 30 Jul 2013

Publication

Not published

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US D696055

granted 24 Dec 2013

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Classifications

265

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265 cites · 0 cited by

Life of the patent

8 dated events

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a rear elevational view of a chair back according to the new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the chair back shown in FIG. 1 .

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for a chair back, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D06/716.4D63/66

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0.4 y

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Examiner

Ricky Pham

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Worldwide family

29 members · 9 offices

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DOCDB simple family 41417285

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US · EP · JP · CN · WO

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13 of 29

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›IP5 & PCT — 22 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2010072799-A1	A1	25 Mar 2010	26 May 2009	published	Conforming back for a seating unit
USthis patent	US-D696055-S	S1	24 Dec 2013	30 Jul 2013	granted	Chair back
US	US-D696546-S	S1	31 Dec 2013	30 Jul 2013	granted	Chair back
US	US-8876209-B2	B2	4 Nov 2014	26 May 2009	granted	Conforming back for a seating unit
US	US-2015091350-A1	A1	2 Apr 2015	15 Oct 2014	published	Conforming Back for a Seating Unit
US	US-9648956-B2	B2	16 May 2017	15 Oct 2014	granted	Conforming back for a seating unit
US	US-2017224119-A1	A1	10 Aug 2017	14 Apr 2017	published	Conforming back for a seating unit
US	US-10791842-B2	B2	6 Oct 2020	14 Apr 2017	granted	Conforming back for a seating unit
EP	EP-2252179-A2	A2	24 Nov 2010	26 May 2009	published	Nachgiebige rückseite für eine sitzeinheitde
EP	EP-2252179-A4	A4	24 Aug 2011	26 May 2009	published	Conforming back for a seating unit
EP	EP-2252179-B1	B1	11 Jul 2012	26 May 2009	granted	Dossier souple de siègefr
JP	JP-2011520583-A	A	21 Jul 2011	26 May 2009	published	シーティングユニット用の同調背もたれja
JP	JP-5603329-B2	B2	8 Oct 2014	26 May 2009	granted	シーティングユニット用の同調背もたれja
JP	JP-2015027468-A	A	12 Feb 2015	21 Aug 2014	published	Conforming back for seating unit
JP	JP-5906289-B2	B2	20 Apr 2016	21 Aug 2014	granted	シーティングユニット用の同調背もたれja
CN	CN-102083340-A	A	1 Jun 2011	26 May 2009	published	用于座椅单元的适应性靠背zh
CN	CN-102083340-B	B	3 Sep 2014	26 May 2009	granted	用于座椅单元的适应性靠背zh
CN	CN-104188409-A	A	10 Dec 2014	26 May 2009	published	Conforming back for a seating unit
CN	CN-104188409-B	B	7 Jul 2017	26 May 2009	granted	用于座椅单元的适应性靠背zh
WO	WO-2009151545-A2	A2	17 Dec 2009	26 May 2009	published	Dossier conformé pour une unité de siègefr
WO	WO-2009151545-A3	A3	11 Mar 2010	26 May 2009	published	Dossier conformé pour une unité de siègefr
WO	WO-2009151545-A8	A8	30 Sep 2010	26 May 2009	published	Dossier conformé pour une unité de siègefr

›Other offices — 7 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2009258164-A1	A1	17 Dec 2009	26 May 2009	published	Conforming back for a seating unit
AU	AU-2009258164-A8	A8	7 Jul 2011	26 May 2009	published	Conforming back for a seating unit
AU	AU-2016201581-B2	B2	13 Jul 2017	11 Mar 2016	granted	Conforming back for a seating unit
CA	CA-2698242-A1	A1	17 Dec 2009	26 May 2009	published	Dossier conforme pour une unite de siegefr
CA	CA-2698242-C	C	24 Oct 2017	26 May 2009	granted	Conforming back for a seating unit
ES	ES-2388713-T3	T3	17 Oct 2012	26 May 2009	granted	Respaldo amoldable para una unidad de asientoes
HK	HK-1202034-A1	A1	18 Sep 2015	13 Mar 2015	published	Conforming back for a seating unit

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