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Electronic smoking article charger

Granted 13 Dec 2016 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Altria Client Services · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Eric Hawes, Chris Phlean, David R Schiff, Terry Bache +1 · Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/468,174
filed 26 Sep 2013
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US D773989
granted 13 Dec 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an electronic smoking article charger showing our new design in a closed orientation, the rear view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 3 is left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the electronic smoking article charger shown in FIG. 1 in an open orientation.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the electronic smoking article charger and form no part of the claimed design.

The claimed design is not limited to the surface finish shown on the electronic smoking article charger in the photographs.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/107

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USthis patentUS-D773989-SS113 Dec 201626 Sep 2013grantedElectronic smoking article charger
USUS-D833970-SS120 Nov 20188 Feb 2016grantedElectronic smoking article charger
USUS-D933001-SS112 Oct 202117 Oct 2018grantedElectronic smoking article charger
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-354856-SS9 Apr 201426 Mar 2014publishedElectronic smoking article charger
AUAU-354857-SS9 Apr 201426 Mar 2014publishedElectronic smoking article charger
AUAU-354858-SS9 Apr 201426 Mar 2014publishedElectronic smoking article charger
AUAU-354893-SS10 Apr 201426 Mar 2014publishedElectronic smoking article charger
CACA-155772-SS13 Jul 201525 Mar 2014grantedElectronic smoking article charger
CACA-163075-SS13 Jul 201525 Mar 2014grantedElectronic smoking article charger
CACA-163076-SS13 Jul 201525 Mar 2014grantedElectronic smoking article charger
UAUA-30711-SS10 Nov 201526 Mar 2014publishedПристрій зарядний для електронних сигаретuk

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