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Electronic smoking article charger

Granted 20 Nov 2018 · no office action yet

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

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Inventors: Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Chris Phelan, Terry Bache, Eric Hawes +1 · Examiner: Michelle E. Wilson · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/554,080
filed 8 Feb 2016
Publication
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US D833970
granted 20 Nov 2018

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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 a portion of an electronic smoking article charger showing our new design, the rear view being a mirror image thereof, the dot-dash line defining the boundary line of the claimed design therewithin.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is right side elevational view thereof.

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

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing in FIGS. 1-5 are for illustrative purposes only and forms 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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Michelle E. Wilson
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USUS-D773989-SS113 Dec 201626 Sep 2013grantedElectronic smoking article charger
USthis patentUS-D833970-SS120 Nov 20188 Feb 2016grantedElectronic smoking article charger
USUS-D933001-SS112 Oct 202117 Oct 2018grantedElectronic smoking article charger
›Other offices — 8 members
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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