Food processor
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Description
The portions of the food processor shown in even broken line form no part of the claimed design.
The dash-dot-dash broken lines represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.
Claims
The ornamental design for a food processor as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1151044
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 25, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 2026
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: John W. McConnell (St. Joseph, MI), Yifan Wang (St. Joseph, MI), Wenkai Wu (Aurora, IL)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Christine Marie Achen Zimmerman
Application Number: 29/925,640
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 25, 2024
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 2026
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: John W. McConnell (St. Joseph, MI), Yifan Wang (St. Joseph, MI), Wenkai Wu (Aurora, IL)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Christine Marie Achen Zimmerman
Application Number: 29/925,640
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D7/386