Ball tip applicator
Thorpe February 9, 2
Patent Grant D910236
U.S. patent number D910,236 [Application Number D/670,831] was granted by the patent office on 2021-02-09 for ball tip applicator. This patent grant is currently assigned to HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED. The grantee listed for this patent is HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED. Invention is credited to Timothy Thorpe.
| United States Patent | D910,236 |
| Thorpe | February 9, 2021 |
Ball tip applicator
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a ball tip applicator, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Thorpe; Timothy (Santa Monica, CA) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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| Appl. No.: | D/670,831 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | November 20, 2018 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D28/7 |
| Current International Class: | 2802 |
| Field of Search: | ;D28/7,8,8.1,8.2,9,20,48,54.1,63,73,76,77,78,82 |
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Primary Examiner: Weiland; Dana K
Assistant Examiner: Smith; Messina L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball tip applicator showing the new design;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball tip applicator, shown with the cap removed;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of depicting portions of the ball tip applicator that form no part of the claimed design.
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