Spoon
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Description
Claims
The ornamental design for a spoon, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D588420
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 20, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 2009
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)
Inventors: Lynn Waldman (Inverness, IL), Jaclyn Blust (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP
Application Number: 29/297,859
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 20, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 2009
Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)
Inventors: Lynn Waldman (Inverness, IL), Jaclyn Blust (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Ricky Pham
Attorney: Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP
Application Number: 29/297,859
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D7/692;
D7/647