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Mug

Granted 28 Feb 2023 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Bank of America Corporation · originally YETI Coolers

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Inventors: Laura Flores, Robert Throop, Desiree Hunter, Michael Cieszko +1 · Examiner: Jae Liang · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/769,374
filed 4 Feb 2021
Publication
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US D979340
granted 28 Feb 2023

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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.

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective view of a mug, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top, front, left perspective view of a first alternative claimed configuration of the mug;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top, front, left perspective view of a second alternative claimed configuration of the mug;

FIG. 16 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top, front, left perspective view of a third alternative claimed configuration of the mug;

FIG. 23 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top, front, left perspective view of a fourth alternative claimed configuration of the mug;

FIG. 30 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 35 is a bottom view thereof.

The contrast in shading shown in FIG. 1 - 8 represents a contrast in appearance only and does not represent any particular color, material, texture, or finish.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/536D7/533

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USthis patentUS-D979340-SS128 Feb 20234 Feb 2021grantedMug
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CACA-185907-SS20 Apr 20211 Feb 2019grantedMug

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