Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Slow diffusers – Gravity flow of liquid from supply holder
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-25
2011-01-25
Tran, Len (Department: 3752)
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Slow diffusers
Gravity flow of liquid from supply holder
C239S057000, C239S060000, C015S231000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07874501
ABSTRACT:
A product dispenser (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 780, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850, and860) for attachment to a surface such as an inner surface of a dryer releasably attaches a product (31, 131, 431, 531, 713, 733, 743, 753, 763, 787, 804, 815, 825, 834, 844, 854, 862) to the surface.
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Ecolab Inc., Photos A-C showing Easy Soft™ 12 Fabric Softener 14082, a product similar to a product first publicly disclosed Jun. 1, 2002 and first offered for sale Jun. 5, 2002 differing only in color of the product dispenser and carrier, a product also similar to that shown in Figures 13 and 14 and described on p. 14, line 5 through p. 16, line 9 of U.S. Appl. No. 10/121,440 and shown in Figures 13, 14 and 23 and described on p. 16, line 4 through p. 19, line 17 of U.S. Appl. No. 10/411,062, now U.S. Patent No. 6,779,740.
Balz Eric R.
Griese Gregory G.
Howes, Jr. Ronald B.
Hubig Stephan M.
Klos Terry J.
Ecolab USA Inc.
IPLM Group, P.A.
McGraw Trevor E
Tran Len
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