Indoor gardening appliance

Bromley , et al. February 17, 2

Patent Grant D586688

U.S. patent number D586,688 [Application Number D/235,880] was granted by the patent office on 2009-02-17 for indoor gardening appliance. This patent grant is currently assigned to AeroGrow International, Inc.. Invention is credited to W. Michael Bissonnette, Robert Bromley, Robert E. Wainwright.


United States Patent D586,688
Bromley ,   et al. February 17, 2009

Indoor gardening appliance

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an indoor gardening appliance, as shown and described.
Inventors: Bromley; Robert (Centennial, CO), Wainwright; Robert E. (Longmont, CO), Bissonnette; W. Michael (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: AeroGrow International, Inc. (Boulder, CO)
Appl. No.: D/235,880
Filed: August 8, 2005

Current U.S. Class: D11/144
Current International Class: 1102
Field of Search: ;D6/403-405 ;D7/561 ;D11/143-146,152-154 ;D26/9,16,19 ;D99/19,23,27 ;47/32.7,33,39,41.01,41.1,41.11,44-47,65.5,65.8,66.5-66.7,67,69,71

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Primary Examiner: Veynar; Caron
Assistant Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Conley; Laura L.

Description



FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an indoor gardening appliance showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top, back, left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

The bottom of the indoor gardening appliance is flat and unadorned.

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