Blending system
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Description
The broken lines in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of a blending system and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design of a blending system, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D878862
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 2020
Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation (Olmsted Township, OH)
Inventors: Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong (Kent, OH), Jack Warren Gee, II (Willoughby, OH), Kolman Juhasz (Parma, OH), Eugene J. Kozlowski (Medina, OH), David A. Kanning (Valley City, OH), Michael Patrick Arnett (Columbia Station, OH), Richard Joseph Lash (Avon Lake, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/682,508
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 2020
Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation (Olmsted Township, OH)
Inventors: Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong (Kent, OH), Jack Warren Gee, II (Willoughby, OH), Kolman Juhasz (Parma, OH), Eugene J. Kozlowski (Medina, OH), David A. Kanning (Valley City, OH), Michael Patrick Arnett (Columbia Station, OH), Richard Joseph Lash (Avon Lake, OH)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/682,508
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D7/412;
D7/376;
D7/378;
D7/386