Fabric care appliance
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U.S. patent number D938,110 [Application Number D/764,487] was granted by the patent office on 2021-12-07 for fabric care appliance. This patent grant is currently assigned to Whirlpool Corporation. The grantee listed for this patent is WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Kevin B. Ayers, Andrew C. Kubasiak, Anna C. Schelling, Mark W. Schulz.
| United States Patent | D938,110 |
| Ayers , et al. | December 7, 2021 |
Fabric care appliance
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a fabric care appliance, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Ayers; Kevin B. (St. Joseph, MI), Kubasiak; Andrew C. (St. Joseph, MI), Schelling; Anna C. (Stevensville, MI), Schulz; Mark W. (Benton Harbor, MI) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Whirlpool Corporation (Benton
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| Appl. No.: | D/764,487 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | December 30, 2020 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 29682855 | Mar 8, 2019 | D909694 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D32/6 |
| Current International Class: | 1505 |
| Field of Search: | ;D32/1-2,5-6,8,10,15-17,28,35-36,53 ;D7/354 ;D6/705-705.5,663,384,407 ;D15/89 ;D3/318 ;D34/27 ;D99/28 |
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Primary Examiner: Yeh; John R
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Price Heneveld LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fabric care appliance according to the design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The portions of the article shown in broken line form no part of the claimed design.
Dash-dot lines adjacent un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design themselves.
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