Seat Patent Grant Ricci December 7, 2 [De Coro Ltd.]

Seat

Ricci December 7, 2

Patent Grant D499261

U.S. patent number D499,261 [Application Number D/194,597] was granted by the patent office on 2004-12-07 for seat. This patent grant is currently assigned to De Coro Ltd.. Invention is credited to Luca Ricci.

United States Patent	D499,261
Ricci	December 7, 2004

Seat

Claims

The ornamental design for a seat, as shown and described.

Inventors:	Ricci; Luca (Forli, IT)
Assignee:	De Coro Ltd. (Fanling, HK)
Appl. No.:	D/194,597
Filed:	November 25, 2003

Current U.S. Class:	D6/381; D6/334
Current International Class:	0601
Field of Search:	;D6/334,335,336,364,371,381,500-502,601 ;5/12.1 ;297/232,445.1

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De Coro Ltd. Sofa Model No. 2269, Oct. 2002, at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C. .
De Coro Ltd. Chair Model No. 2270, Oct. 2002, at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C. .
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Primary Examiner: Watson; Gary D.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of my new seat design in the form of a sofa;

FIG. 2 is a close-up view of a portion of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left, side elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, with the right side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of my new seat design in the form of a chair;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 5.

The side elevation views of FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are like that shown in FIG. 4.

The broken line disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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