Granted Patent
Utility
US 9,345,340
· Confirmation No. 8043
DISPENSING MECHANISM FOR UTENSIL DISPENSER AND RELATED METHODS
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| 2016-05-04 | ISSUE.NTF |
Issue Notification | 1 | View | |
| 2016-04-27 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2016-04-27 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2016-04-22 | IFEE |
Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | 1 | View | |
| 2016-04-22 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2016-04-22 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2016-04-01 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 8 | View | |
| 2016-04-01 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2016-04-01 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 17 | View | |
| 2016-04-01 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 2 | View | |
| 2016-04-01 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2016-04-01 | IIFW |
Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. | 3 | View | |
| 2016-04-01 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 5 | View | |
| 2016-02-08 | RCEX |
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) | 3 | View | |
| 2016-02-08 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 5 | View | |
| 2016-02-08 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2016-02-08 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2016-02-08 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 8 | View | |
| 2016-02-08 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 12 | View | |
| 2015-11-09 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 12 | View | |
| 2015-11-09 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2015-11-09 | IIFW |
Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. | 3 | View | |
| 2015-11-09 | ANE.I |
Amendment After Final or under 37CFR 1.312, initialed by the examiner. | 1 | View | |
| 2015-11-09 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 17 | View | |
| 2015-11-09 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 2 | View | |
| 2015-10-13 | AMSB |
Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE) | 1 | View | |
| 2015-10-13 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2015-10-13 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2015-10-13 | A.NE.AFCP |
After Final Consideration Program Request | 2 | View | |
| 2015-10-13 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2015-10-13 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2015-10-13 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2015-09-24 | M865E |
Electronic Request for Interview with Examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2015-09-14 | CTAV |
Advisory Action (PTOL-303) | 3 | View | |
| 2015-08-10 | A.NE |
Response After Final Action | 1 | View | |
| 2015-08-10 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 5 | View | |
| 2015-08-10 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2015-06-10 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 13 | View | |
| 2015-06-10 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2015-06-10 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 15 | View | |
| 2015-06-10 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 2 | View | |
| 2015-06-10 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2015-03-02 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2015-03-02 | CLM |
Claims | 8 | View | |
| 2015-03-02 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 3 | View | |
| 2015-03-02 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2015-03-02 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2015-03-02 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2015-03-02 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 16 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 4 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 3 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 5 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 8 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 4 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 2 | View | |
| 2014-11-28 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 12 | View | |
| 2014-09-15 | M327 |
Miscellaneous Communication to Applicant - No Action Count | 2 | View | |
| 2014-09-12 | STATUS.LET |
Request for status of Application | 1 | View | |
| 2014-09-12 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2014-08-22 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 5 | View | |
| 2014-08-22 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2014-08-22 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 8 | View | |
| 2014-08-22 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 7 | View | |
| 2014-08-22 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 41 | View | |
| 2014-08-22 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2014-08-22 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2014-05-01 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 3 | View | |
| 2014-05-01 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2014-04-25 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 4 | View | |
| 2014-04-25 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2014-04-10 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 8 | View | |
| 2014-04-10 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 30 | View | |
| 2014-04-10 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 2 | View | |
| 2014-04-10 | REF.OTHER |
Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents | 13 | View | |
| 2014-04-10 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2014-01-06 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2014-01-06 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2013-12-24 | NFEE |
Notice of Additional Fee Due | 2 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | RCEX |
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) | 3 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | AMSB |
Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE) | 1 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | CLM |
Claims | 8 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2013-12-20 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2013-12-09 | INTV.SUM.EX |
Examiner initiated interview summary (PTOL-413B) | 2 | View | |
| 2013-12-04 | CTAV |
Advisory Action (PTOL-303) | 3 | View | |
| 2013-11-11 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 4 | View | |
| 2013-11-11 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 1 | View | |
| 2013-11-11 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 37 | View | |
| 2013-11-11 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2013-11-11 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2013-10-08 | A.NE |
Response After Final Action | 1 | View | |
| 2013-10-08 | CLM |
Claims | 4 | View | |
| 2013-10-08 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 3 | View | |
| 2013-10-08 | A.NE.AFCP |
After Final Consideration Program Request | 2 | View | |
| 2013-10-08 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2013-10-08 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2013-08-12 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 9 | View | |
| 2013-08-12 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2013-08-12 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 6 | View | |
| 2013-08-12 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 8 | View | |
| 2013-08-12 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2013-08-12 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 4 | View | |
| 2013-08-12 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2013-06-05 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 4 | View | |
| 2013-06-05 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2013-06-05 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2013-05-02 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2013-05-02 | CLM |
Claims | 4 | View | |
| 2013-05-02 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 2 | View | |
| 2013-05-02 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2013-04-23 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 6 | View | |
| 2013-04-23 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2013-04-23 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 9 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 4 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 18 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | BIB |
Bibliographic Data Sheet | 1 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 4 | View | |
| 2013-02-06 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2012-11-06 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 4 | View | |
| 2012-11-06 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 15 | View | |
| 2012-11-06 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2012-06-14 | NTC.PUB |
Notice of Publication | 1 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 2 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 8 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 7 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | 371P |
Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications | 6 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 2 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2012-05-30 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2012-02-28 | APP.FILE.REC |
Filing Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2012-02-28 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2012-02-21 | PEFR |
Applicant Response to Pre-Exam Formalities Notice | 2 | View | |
| 2012-02-21 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 4 | View | |
| 2012-02-21 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2012-02-21 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2012-01-06 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 2 | View | |
| 2012-01-06 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2012-01-06 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2011-12-27 | NTC.MISS.PRT |
Notice to File Missing Parts | 2 | View | |
| 2011-12-27 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2011-12-27 | APP.FILE.REC |
Filing Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 18 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 61 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 9 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
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| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
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| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
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| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 13 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 31 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 29 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | 371P |
Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications | 10 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | 371P |
Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications | 2 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | 371P |
Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications | 13 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | 371P |
Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications | 13 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 5 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | ADS |
Application Data Sheet | 4 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | SPEC |
Specification | 12 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | CLM |
Claims | 4 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2011-12-09 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 3 | View |
Inventors
Richard S. Walters
Port Washington, WI
Morgan J. Lowery
DeForest, WI
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
221/1
A47F1/10
A47F2001/103
Prosecution
- Examiner
- COLLINS, MICHAEL
- Art Unit
- 3651
- Customer No.
- 31743
- Docket No.
- 20814-USA
- Confirmation No.
- 8043
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20120145736A1
- Pub. Date
- 2012-06-14
Patent Term Adjustment
-196days
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2018-01-23
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2012-03-07
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2012-03-05
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 9,345,340
- App. No.
- 13/315,331
- Filed
- 2011-12-09
- Granted
- 2016-05-24
- Pub. No.
- US20120145736A1
- Examiner
- COLLINS, MICHAEL
- Art Unit
- 3651
- PTA
- -196 days
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