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Electronic cigarette

Granted 17 Jan 2023 · 2 office actions

Assignee: KT&G Corp.

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Inventors: Su Mi Shin, Min Seok Kim, Min Chul Kim · Examiner: Richard E Chilcot · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/695,858
filed 22 Jun 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D975728
granted 17 Jan 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 A is a perspective view of…

FIG. 1 A is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette with a transitional graphical user interface (GUI), showing our new design in a first state;

FIG. 1 B is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 1 C is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 1 D is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 1 E is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 1 F is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 1 G is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 2 A is a perspective view thereof showing our new design in a second state;

FIG. 2 B is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 2 C is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 2 D is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 2 E is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 2 F is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 2 G is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 A is a perspective view thereof showing our new design in a third state;

FIG. 3 B is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 C is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 D is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 E is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 F is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 G is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings show portions of the electronic cigarette which form no part of the claimed design.

The appearance of the transitional graphical user interface sequentially transitions between the first state ( FIGS. 1 A- 1 G ), the second state ( FIGS. 2 A- 2 G ), and the third state ( FIGS. 3 A- 3 G ). The process or period in which one state transitions into another state forms no part of the claimed design.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/488D27/167

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Pendency
3.6 y
1,305 days filing → grant
Office actions
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USthis patentUS-D975728-SS117 Jan 202322 Jun 2019grantedElectronic cigarette
JPJP-1652040-SS3 Feb 20203 Jun 2019granted電子タバコja

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