Ear cleaner
Description
The broken lines shown in
Claims
I claim the ornamental design for an ear cleaner, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D847993
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 2016
Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
Assignee: Quest Products, LLC (Pleasant Prairie, WI)
Inventor: Richard Carl Olson (Mundelein, IL)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence
Application Number: 29/567,975
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 2016
Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
Assignee: Quest Products, LLC (Pleasant Prairie, WI)
Inventor: Richard Carl Olson (Mundelein, IL)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence
Application Number: 29/567,975
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Manually Driven (32) (D24/147)