Fuel briquet

- The Clorox Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a fuel briquet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof.

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

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a fuel briquet, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Patent application entitled, “Improved Pillow-shaped Stackable Charcoal Briquets,” dated Jun. 6, 1991, including 11 pages of text and 1 sheet of drawings.
  • Markings for bag configured to contain briquets including 3 pages of drawings and text, in the public as early as 1991.
  • Sahut-Conreur brochure was published at least as early as May 2000. Pages 2, 3 and 7 and the front cover show pictures of a grooved briquet. The briquet is brown on the front cover and on p. 2. The briquet is black on p. 3 and 7. Page 6 identifies that charcoal is a field of application of the briquetting equipment. The declaration of Don Swatling submitted herewith indicates that this brochure was acquired in New Brunswick, New Jersey, at a course titled “Briquetting, Pelletizing, Extrusion and Fluid Bed/Spray Granulation” attended at the Center for Professional Advancement on May 1-4, 2000.
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Patent History
Patent number: D628147
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 12, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 30, 2010
Assignee: The Clorox Company (Oakland, CA)
Inventors: Donald K. Swatling (Oakland, CA), Adam T. Slaboski (San Francisco, CA), Katie K. Chow (Daly City, CA), Joseph P. McHale (Coon Rapids, MN)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Derrick Holland
Attorney: Ann Lee
Application Number: 29/357,533
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Solid Fuel (D13/100)