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Connector plug

Granted 14 May 2019 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: LEGRAND DPC, LLC · originally Server Technology

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Inventors: Peter Giammona, Mark Ramsey, James P. Maskaly · Examiner: Daniel D Bui · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/622,297

filed 16 Oct 2017

Publication

Not published

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US D848372

granted 14 May 2019

term adjustment not held

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Citations

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2 dated events

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector plug showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Any broken lines in the Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a connector plug, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D13/146

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Pendency

1.6 y

575 days filing → grant

Office actions

non-final + final

Responses

no RCE

Examiner

Daniel D Bui

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Worldwide family

11 members · 4 offices

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DOCDB simple family 57103637

Offices

US · JP

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8 of 11

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›IP5 & PCT — 5 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D800069-S	S1	17 Oct 2017	17 Aug 2015	granted	Connector plug
USthis patent	US-D848372-S	S1	14 May 2019	16 Oct 2017	granted	Connector plug
JP	JP-1562999-S	S	14 Nov 2016	17 Feb 2016	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1563000-S	S	14 Nov 2016	17 Feb 2016	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1563001-S	S	14 Nov 2016	17 Feb 2016	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 6 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-367209-S	S	18 Feb 2016	25 Jan 2016	published	Connector plug
AU	AU-367210-S	S	18 Feb 2016	25 Jan 2016	published	Connector plug
AU	AU-367211-S	S	18 Feb 2016	25 Jan 2016	published	Connector plug
CA	CA-166691-S	S	30 Sep 2016	28 Jan 2016	granted	Connector plug
CA	CA-170403-S	S	30 Sep 2016	28 Jan 2016	granted	Connector plug
CA	CA-170404-S	S	30 Sep 2016	28 Jan 2016	granted	Connector plug

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