Flashlight
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Description
The FIGURE is a top, front, left side perspective view of a flashlight lined for colors black and copper showing our new design.
The broken lines shown in the drawings represent unclaimed environment and are for illustrative purposes only, forming no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a flashlight, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D612085
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 2010
Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Bryan L. Hesse (Guilford, CT), James Sener (Glastonbury, CT), Kevin S. Garrity (Madison, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Dana L Sipos
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/292,537
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 2007
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 2010
Assignee: The Gillette Company (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Bryan L. Hesse (Guilford, CT), James Sener (Glastonbury, CT), Kevin S. Garrity (Madison, CT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Dana L Sipos
Attorney: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 29/292,537
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