Pencil sharpener
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Description
The interior structure rendered in broken lines in
Claims
The ornamental design for a pencil sharpener, as shown and described.
Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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- Westcott's iPoint Pencil Sharpener, dated 2005, as shown on a Good Design 2006 award winner (see p. 7), a juried competition conducted by The International Industrial and Graphic Design Awards. The listing has been edited to facilitate showing the reference, and to identify the framework in which it appeared (9 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D580986
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2008
Assignee: Acme United Corporation (Fairfield, CT)
Inventors: Stuart D. Farnworth (Westport, CT), Michael E. Peterson (Fairfield, CT), James E. McCay (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP
Application Number: 29/293,298
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2008
Assignee: Acme United Corporation (Fairfield, CT)
Inventors: Stuart D. Farnworth (Westport, CT), Michael E. Peterson (Fairfield, CT), James E. McCay (Fairfield, CT)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Attorney: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP
Application Number: 29/293,298
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Pencil Sharpener (D19/73)