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Headgear for a nasal mask

Granted 15 Nov 2022 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

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Inventors: Amit Galgali, Jake Baker Hocking, Mark Andrew Thompson, Ryan Anthony Graham +5 · Examiner: Mary Shannon Malley · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/719,100
filed 31 Dec 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D969993
granted 15 Nov 2022

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Description

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

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a first embodiment of a headgear for a nasal mask embodying our new design, the headgear shown in an in-use configuration to wrap around a user's head.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a top, front, right side perspective view of a second embodiment of a headgear for a nasal mask embodying our new design, the headgear shown in an in-use configuration to wrap around a user's head;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.4D24/110.1

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Pendency
2.9 y
1,050 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
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Examiner
Mary Shannon Malley
art unit 2919 · TC 2900
Citations: 286 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

19 members · 3 offices
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Offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 10 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D875242-SS111 Feb 202020 Sep 2017grantedNasal mask and breathing tube set
USthis patentUS-D969993-SS115 Nov 202231 Dec 2019grantedHeadgear for a nasal mask
USUS-D1015527-SS120 Feb 202411 Nov 2022grantedHeadgear for a nasal mask
USUS-D1061874-SS111 Feb 20251 Dec 2023grantedHeadgear component for a nasal mask
JPJP-1625917-SS4 Mar 201920 Mar 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1631221-SS13 May 201920 Mar 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1631222-SS13 May 201920 Mar 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1643732-SS21 Oct 201920 Mar 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1643959-SS21 Oct 201920 Mar 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1643960-SS21 Oct 201920 Mar 2018grantedno title held
›Other offices — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-201811698-SS15 Jun 201820 Mar 2018publishedNasal Mask
AUAU-201813512-SS9 Jul 201813 Jun 2018publishedHeadgear for a nasal mask
AUAU-201813517-SS10 Jul 201813 Jun 2018publishedHeadgear component for a nasal mask
AUAU-201813520-SS10 Jul 201813 Jun 2018publishedHeadgear for a nasal mask
AUAU-201813516-SS11 Jul 201813 Jun 2018publishedHeadgear component for a nasal mask
AUAU-201813507-SS4 Sep 201813 Jun 2018publishedNasal mask
AUAU-201813510-SS6 Sep 201813 Jun 2018publishedHeadgear for a nasal mask
AUAU-201813513-SS6 Sep 201813 Jun 2018publishedHeadgear component for a nasal mask
AUAU-201813514-SS6 Sep 201813 Jun 2018publishedHeadgear component for a nasal mask

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