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Handle

Granted 28 Jun 2022 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Whirlpool Corporation · originally Whirlpool

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Inventors: Mark W. Schulz, Daniel V. Clements, Christopher A. Gregory, Daniel Chow +1 · Examiner: Sandra Snapp · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/753,932
filed 5 Oct 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D955855
granted 28 Jun 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handle according to the design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a back elevation view thereof.

The portions of the article shown in even broken line form no part of the claimed design. Dash-dot-dash broken lines represent the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/316

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Pendency
1.7 y
631 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
1
no RCE
Examiner
Sandra Snapp
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
Citations: 171 back · 0 forward

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