Filter

Latest A.O. SMITH WATER TREATMENT (NORTH AMERICA), INC. Patents:

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top perspective view of a filter showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the filter; and,

FIG. 3 is a top view of the filter.

The broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the filter that form no part of the claimed design. The break lines in the figures represent indeterminate length and do not form part of the design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a filter, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3319791 May 1967 Horne
4077876 March 7, 1978 Southall
4560477 December 24, 1985 Moldow
5445734 August 29, 1995 Chen
5486288 January 23, 1996 Standford et al.
5591332 January 7, 1997 Reid
5656160 August 12, 1997 Parise et al.
5695168 December 9, 1997 Williams
5707518 January 13, 1998 Coates et al.
5753107 May 19, 1998 Magnusson et al.
5798041 August 25, 1998 Zuk, Jr.
5833850 November 10, 1998 Liu
5858215 January 12, 1999 Burchard
5914037 June 22, 1999 Yen
6001249 December 14, 1999 Bailey et al.
6027644 February 22, 2000 Magnusson et al.
D421649 March 14, 2000 Cappuyns
6120685 September 19, 2000 Carlson et al.
6139739 October 31, 2000 Hamlin et al.
6193884 February 27, 2001 Magnuson et al.
6325929 December 4, 2001 Bassett
6360764 March 26, 2002 Fritze
6426001 July 30, 2002 Fritze
6458269 October 1, 2002 Bassett et al.
D470216 February 11, 2003 Gustafson
D481101 October 21, 2003 Boehrs
D497972 November 2, 2004 Reynolds
6881334 April 19, 2005 Janik
6949189 September 27, 2005 Basset et al.
6966986 November 22, 2005 Lackey
7022228 April 4, 2006 Hennes et al.
7135113 November 14, 2006 Bassett et al.
7147772 December 12, 2006 Fritze
7147773 December 12, 2006 Mitchell et al.
7186338 March 6, 2007 Boisvert
7264718 September 4, 2007 Knoll et al.
D571433 June 17, 2008 Koteskey
7387726 June 17, 2008 Wolf et al.
7407148 August 5, 2008 Bassett et al.
7435347 October 14, 2008 Klein
7442301 October 28, 2008 Huda
7476314 January 13, 2009 Reid
7481928 January 27, 2009 Fritze
7501057 March 10, 2009 Go
7506666 March 24, 2009 Tubby
7517449 April 14, 2009 Choi
7540957 June 2, 2009 Kurth et al.
7610932 November 3, 2009 Olson et al.
7638042 December 29, 2009 Astle et al.
D609775 February 9, 2010 Zukor
7662283 February 16, 2010 Eserkaln et al.
7695619 April 13, 2010 Kurth et al.
7722766 May 25, 2010 Namur
7736503 June 15, 2010 Kennedy et al.
7736504 June 15, 2010 Fritze et al.
7744757 June 29, 2010 Liao
7763170 July 27, 2010 Bassett et al.
7799220 September 21, 2010 Fritze
7837876 November 23, 2010 Ye et al.
7862720 January 4, 2011 Brown
7909997 March 22, 2011 Stoick
8197686 June 12, 2012 Richmond
8955349 February 17, 2015 Mitchell
D724179 March 10, 2015 Keenan
D746969 January 5, 2016 Leatzow
D759195 June 14, 2016 Tanida
9447758 September 20, 2016 Girondi
D770592 November 1, 2016 Schwartz
D772379 November 22, 2016 Tadlock
20040251192 December 16, 2004 Fritze
20050092673 May 5, 2005 Fritze
20060091047 May 4, 2006 Ye
20070187316 August 16, 2007 Weinberger et al.
20070227963 October 4, 2007 Fick et al.
20080073262 March 27, 2008 Richmond
20080179235 July 31, 2008 Hacker et al.
20080185330 August 7, 2008 Sinur et al.
20080245719 October 9, 2008 Beard et al.
20100025317 February 4, 2010 Fall et al.
20100170857 July 8, 2010 Williams et al.
20100213115 August 26, 2010 Thomas
20100276358 November 4, 2010 Thomas
20110024344 February 3, 2011 Thomas et al.
20120267293 October 25, 2012 Ardes
Foreign Patent Documents
1223160 July 1999 CN
1072517 October 2001 CN
1547500 November 2004 CN
101031345 September 2007 CN
101716440 June 2010 CN
102009054523 June 2011 DE
2009297714 December 2009 JP
2002078816 October 2002 WO
2006081542 August 2006 WO
2009018454 February 2009 WO
2010123344 October 2010 WO
2011056857 May 2011 WO
2011079884 July 2011 WO
2011117693 September 2011 WO
Other references
  • EPAuto GP114 (CA11114) Rigid Air Filter, Jan. 15, 2020, amazon.com, Mar. 21, 2024 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083XJFRXR/ (Year: 2020).
  • European Patent Office Examination Report for Application No. 19204581.3 dated Jul. 7, 2021 (4 pages).
  • Extended European Search Report for Application No. 19204581.3 dated Jan. 29, 2020 (7 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: D1032779
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 2021
Date of Patent: Jun 25, 2024
Assignee: A.O. SMITH WATER TREATMENT (NORTH AMERICA), INC. (Austin, TX)
Inventor: Wes Russell (Bridgeport, TX)
Primary Examiner: Keith J Wilson
Application Number: 29/794,572
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Treatment (D23/207)