U.S. patent number D657,476 [Application Number D/387,891] was granted by the patent office on 2012-04-10 for tile.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Atlas Concorde Ceramiche S.p.A.. Invention is credited to Luca Mussini.
United States Patent |
D657,476 |
Mussini |
April 10, 2012 |
Tile
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for tile, as shown and described.
Inventors: |
Mussini; Luca (Sassuolo,
IT) |
Assignee: |
Atlas Concorde Ceramiche S.p.A.
(Fiorano Modenese (Modena), IT)
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Appl.
No.: |
D/387,891 |
Filed: |
March 21, 2011 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Sep 26, 2010 [EM] |
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001759721 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
D25/163; D25/149;
D5/37 |
Current International
Class: |
2501 |
Field of
Search: |
;D25/138,145,149,163
;428/36.1,190 ;52/316,315,311.1,384,385,415,434,474,789.1
;D5/4,7,37,38,16 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Clark; Doris
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Novak Druce + Quigg, LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a tile showing my design;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the lower right quadrant of the top
plan view of the tile of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the lower left quadrant of the top
plan view of the tile of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the upper right quadrant of the top
plan view of the tile of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the upper left quadrant of the top
plan view of the tile of FIG. 1.
The design is a depiction of a balanced plain weave having crossed
threads wherein the warp and weft are aligned so they form a simple
criss-cross pattern wherein each weft thread crosses the warp
threads by going over one, then under the next, and so on. The next
weft thread goes under the warp threads that its neighbor went
over, and vice versa.
Side and bottom views of the tile are not presented because they
are not part of the claimed design.
The tile according to an embodiment of the invention as illustrated
in FIGS. 1-5, while not limited to, may be used as covering for
walls or other surfaces.
FIGS. 1-5 are all black and white photographs. Color is not part of
the design.
The design is the overall configuration, shape, ornamentation and
pattern of the tiles as shown in the drawings in which:
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