Water closet
Granted 21 Mar 2017 · no office action yet
Assignee: Kohler Co.
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Inventors: Nicholas W. Paterson, Cecile Thalmann · Examiner: Phillip S Hyder · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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Notice: More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. D621,918; this application is a reissue divisional of application Ser. No. 29/429,793, filed Aug. 16, 2012, which is an application for reissue of U.S. Pat. No. D.621,918, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in there entireties; additionally, two other reissue divisional applications are being filed concurrently herewith for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. D621,918.
FIG. 1 is a right, top, front perspective isometric view of a water closet, embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.
The broken line representations in the figures are for the purpose of illustration only, and form no part of the claimed design.
In a preferred embodiment, the nature of this product is a plumbing fixture in the form of a water closet, which is primarily useful for receiving the liquid and solid waste of humans.
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6 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D621918-S | S1 | 17 Aug 2010 | 21 Sep 2009 | granted | Water closet |
| US | US-RE46162-E | E1 | 27 Sep 2016 | 13 Jul 2015 | granted | Water closet |
| US | US-RE46176-E | E1 | 11 Oct 2016 | 13 Jul 2015 | granted | Water closet |
| USthis patent | US-RE46340-E | E1 | 21 Mar 2017 | 13 Jul 2015 | granted | Water closet |
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| CA | CA-134570-S | S | 12 Oct 2010 | 16 Mar 2010 | granted | Toilet |
| CL | CL-2010000241-S1 | S1 | 10 Sep 2010 | 19 Mar 2010 | published | Inodoro formado por porción delantera tronco piramidal invertida de perfil posterior recto vertical con zócalo retranqueado en las caras laterales y frontal, y porción trasera tronco prismática rectangular superior que se prolonga en un sector tronco piramidal invertido de perfiles frontal y posterior recto.es |
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