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US 1,088,684 · App. 29/977,333 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Espresso machine

Inventors: Kaito Choy (St. Joseph, MI); John W. McConnell (St. Joseph, MI); Ben C. Shao (Clarendon Hills, IL); Zhaoyi Yin (St. Joseph, MI)
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 1,088,684
App. No.
29/977,333
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an espresso machine as shown and described.

Continuity (1)
Continuation 29889539 · Apr 13, 2023
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