Fabric care appliance
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Description
The portions of the article shown in even broken line form no part of the claimed design.
Dash-dot-dash broken lines adjacent un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design themselves.
Claims
The ornamental design for a fabric care appliance, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1007085
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 2021
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2023
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Luis Antonio Alarcon (Nuevo León), Seth E. Bixby (Stevensville, MI), Marcos Lima Nogueira Costa (Joinville), Marco Ali Curti Espinosa (Nuevo León), Sayer J. Murphy (St. Joseph, MI), Jun Young Park (St. Joseph, MI), Bruno T. Ramasco (Stevensville, MI), Joel R. Shinaberry (St. Joseph, MI), Andrew C. Kubasiak (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Richard E Yenchesky
Application Number: 29/820,720
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 23, 2021
Date of Patent: Dec 5, 2023
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Luis Antonio Alarcon (Nuevo León), Seth E. Bixby (Stevensville, MI), Marcos Lima Nogueira Costa (Joinville), Marco Ali Curti Espinosa (Nuevo León), Sayer J. Murphy (St. Joseph, MI), Jun Young Park (St. Joseph, MI), Bruno T. Ramasco (Stevensville, MI), Joel R. Shinaberry (St. Joseph, MI), Andrew C. Kubasiak (St. Joseph, MI)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Richard E Yenchesky
Application Number: 29/820,720
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Element Or Attachment (D32/3)