Lighter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the lighter embodying my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a rear side view of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the invention; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the invention.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a lighter, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4292021 September 29, 1981 Miyagawa
4352658 October 5, 1982 Racek
D277307 January 22, 1985 Zeller et al.
4810173 March 7, 1989 Thomson et al.
D314118 January 29, 1991 Capilla
D345489 March 29, 1994 Moh
D364313 November 21, 1995 Zemel
D364778 December 5, 1995 Choi
D390750 February 17, 1998 Sung
5738507 April 14, 1998 Mifune et al.
D406010 February 23, 1999 Tubby et al.
D410363 June 1, 1999 Tubby et al.
D421876 March 28, 2000 Hsu
D424373 May 9, 2000 Aronson, II
D429445 August 15, 2000 Sung
D443180 June 5, 2001 Chevalier et al.
D443474 June 12, 2001 Shibata et al.
Other references
  • U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,066,177; Registered Jun. 3, 1997 to Bultina.
  • America Corp. and prosecution documents, all published prior to Jun. 6, 1997 but precise publication date unknown, as follows:
  • (a) Advertisement for Scripto depicting various lighters. (b) Advertisements for Olympian depicting lighters and their specifications. (c) Advertisements for Grill Match depicting lighter protected by U.S. Pat. No. Des. 345,489. (d) Advertisements for various lighters of various companies.
  • Photograph of “Flame Flicker” lighter by Applicant Louis J. Christen, approximate publication date is May, 1996.
  • Photograph of generic lighter in possession of Peacock, Myers & Adams attorney, publication date unknown.
Patent History
Patent number: D458805
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 2000
Date of Patent: Jun 18, 2002
Assignee: Louis J. Christen & Company, Inc. (Albuquerque, NM)
Inventor: Louis J. Christen (Albuquerque, NM)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Andrea L. Mays, Rod D. Baker
Application Number: 29/122,238
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/416
International Classification: 0799;