U.S. patent number D470,316 [Application Number D/145,703] was granted by the patent office on 2003-02-18 for paint applicator.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Newell Operating Company. Invention is credited to Dana W. Altheimer, Ron C. Farnum, Peter M. Schmidt.
United States Patent |
D470,316 |
Schmidt , et al. |
February 18, 2003 |
Paint applicator
Claims
The ornamental design for a paint applicator, as shown and
described.
Inventors: |
Schmidt; Peter M. (Chicago,
IL), Farnum; Ron C. (Glen Ellyn, IL), Altheimer; Dana
W. (Port Washington, WI) |
Assignee: |
Newell Operating Company
(Freeport, IL)
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Appl.
No.: |
D/145,703 |
Filed: |
July 25, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
D4/138 |
Current International
Class: |
0404 |
Field of
Search: |
;D4/132,135,138,199
;15/143.1,159.1,160,191.1,192-195 ;16/110.1,430,431 |
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Other References
"One Coater Supreme--The Brush That's Better At Both Ends!", EZ
Paintr, 1996, 1 page..
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Primary Examiner: Douglas; Alan P.
Assistant Examiner: Tabor; Lavone D.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paint applicator of the present
invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view
being the mirror image thereof;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged right end elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is an enlarged left end elevational view thereof.
The handle is shown broken away to indicate indeterminate length.
The broken lines within the shaded areas represent the bounds of
the claimed design and all other broken lines are for illsutrative
purposes only. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed
design.
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