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User interface for a shower control system

Granted 20 Oct 2015 · 6 office actions

Assignee: Kohler Co.

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Inventors: Donald P. Freier, Rafael A. Rexach · Examiner: Melanie H Tung · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/431,717
filed 10 Sep 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D741454
granted 20 Oct 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a user interface for a shower control system;

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

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, the opposite side is a mirror image.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the user interface forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing of the text and graphic elements forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/250

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Pendency
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3
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3
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Examiner
Melanie H Tung
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Worldwide family

16 members · 8 offices
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›IP5 & PCT — 11 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2008259056-A1A123 Oct 200820 Apr 2007publishedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture
USUS-7889187-B2B215 Feb 201120 Apr 2007grantedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture
USUS-2011169786-A1A114 Jul 201124 Jan 2011publishedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture
USUS-9128495-B2B28 Sep 201524 Jan 2011grantedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture
USUS-2015268848-A1A124 Sep 20151 Jun 2015publishedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture
USthis patentUS-D741454-SS120 Oct 201510 Sep 2012grantedUser interface for a shower control system
USUS-9910578-B2B26 Mar 20181 Jun 2015grantedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture with outlet and flow pattern selection screens
EPEP-2140314-A1A16 Jan 201020 Apr 2007publishedInterface utilisateur permettant de commander un appareil sanitaire de salle de bainsfr
CNCN-101689047-AA31 Mar 201020 Apr 2007published用于控制浴室卫生器具的用户界面zh
CNCN-101689047-BB9 May 201220 Apr 2007grantedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture
WOWO-2008130349-A1A130 Oct 200820 Apr 2007publishedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture
›Other offices — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
BRBR-PI0721584-A2A25 Mar 201320 Apr 2007publishedinterfaces de usuÁriopt
MXMX-2009011270-AA2 Nov 200920 Apr 2007publishedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture.
RURU-2009142852-AA27 May 201120 Apr 2007publishedИнтерфейс пользователя для управления водопроводной арматурой для ванной комнатыru
RURU-2438157-C2C227 Dec 201120 Apr 2007grantedUser interface for controlling bathroom plumbing fixture
TWTW-200903300-AA16 Jan 200918 Apr 2008publishedUser interface for controlling a bathroom plumbing fixture

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