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Battery

Granted 8 Jun 2021 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC. · originally Duracell Inc.

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Inventors: Natalie Denny, Cliff Fischer, Kathleen Ann Baker, Paul Lafortezza +2 · Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer · AU 2924 · TC 2900

Application
29/673,552
filed 14 Dec 2018
Publication
Not published
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US D921576
granted 8 Jun 2021

Life of the patent

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Description

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The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a battery showing our new ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of a battery showing our new ornamental design;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment of a battery showing our new ornamental design;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof.

FIGS. 11 through 15 are colored drawings.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/103

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Pendency
2.5 y
907 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Catherine S Posthauer
art unit 2924 · TC 2900
Citations: 24 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

8 members · 2 offices
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Offices
2
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USthis patentUS-D921576-SS18 Jun 202114 Dec 2018grantedBattery
USUS-D940065-SS14 Jan 202231 Dec 2020grantedBattery
USUS-D991876-SS111 Jul 202331 Dec 2020grantedBattery
JPJP-1674397-SS7 Dec 202013 Jun 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1674408-SS7 Dec 202013 Jun 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1674409-SS7 Dec 202013 Jun 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1683329-SS12 Apr 202113 Jun 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1683387-SS12 Apr 202113 Jun 2019grantedno title held

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