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(12 ) Zhibin
United States Design Patent ( 10) Patent No.: US D847 , 946 S
(45) Date of Patent: * * May 7 , 2019
(54 ) FILTER CARTRIDGE D484 ,568 S
D487, 497 S
12 / 2003 Janik et al.
3/ 2004 Ti
(71 ) Applicant: Hong Kong Ecoaqua Co ., Limited , 6 , 949, 189 B2 9 / 2005 Bassett et al.
6 ,953 ,526 B1 10 / 2005 Fritze
Hong Kong (CN ) D518 ,555 S * 4 /2006 De Muro , Jr. .......... D23 / 209
7 , 135, 113 B2 11/2006 Bassett et al.
(72 ) Inventor: Zou Zhibin , Qingdao (CN ) 7 ,407 , 148 B2
7 ,540 ,957 B1
8 /2008 Bassett et al.
6 /2009 Kurth et al.
(73 ) Assignee : HONG KONG ECOAQUA CO ., 7 , 763 ,170 B2 7 / 2010 Bassett et al.
LIMITED , Hong Kong (CN ) (Continued )
(* * ) Term : 15 Years FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
(21 ) Appl . No.: 29/618 ,779 AU 2016204166 Al 12 / 2017
CN 1219441 A 6 /1999
(22 ) Filed : Sep . 24 , 2017 (Continued )
Related U .S . Application Data OTHER PUBLICATIONS
(63 ) Continuation of application No. 29/ 564, 255, filed on U . S . Appl. No. 29 /618 ,349 , filed Sep . 20 , 2017 , Zou Zhibin .
May 11 , 2016 . U . S . Appl. No. 29 /618 , 350 , filed Sep . 20 , 2017 , Zou Zhibin .
U . S . Appl. No. 29 /619 ,251, filed Sep . 27, 2017 , Zou Zhibin .
(51) LOC ( 11) CI. .... ............ .................. 23-01
(52 ) U .S . CI. Primary Examiner — Robin V Webster
USPC ...... D23 /209 (74 ) Attorney , Agent, or Firm — David Lewis
(58 ) Field of Classification Search
USPC ................................. D23 / 207 , 209, 210 /435 (57) CLAIM
CPC . ....... B01D 27 / 08 ; B01D 27 / 00 ; B01D 35 /30 ; The ornamental design for a filter cartridge , as shown and
B01D 35 /00 ; BO1D 35 / 153 ; CO2F 1/ 003 ; described .
CO2F 2307/04
See application file for complete search history. DESCRIPTION
( 56 ) References Cited The filter cartridge is intended to be used with a removable
water filter. One end of the filter cartridge is intended to
U .S . PATENT DOCUMENTS unscrew so that the filter can be replaced .
4 ,082 ,673 A 4 / 1978 Cilento FIG . 1 is a perspective view of the filter cartridge .
D309 ,974 S 8 / 1990 Tannous FIG . 2 is a view of the front side of the filter cartridge.
5 , 753 , 107 A 5 / 1998 Magnusson et al. FIG . 3 is a view of the back side of the filter cartridge.
6 ,027 ,644 A 2 / 2000 Magnusson et al . FIG . 4 is a view of the left side of the filter cartridge .
D458 ,341 S 6 / 2002 Pratt FIG . 5 is a view of the right side of the filter cartridge.
D460 , 146 S * 7 / 2002 Setser ...... D23 /209 FIG . 6 is a view of the top of the filter cartridge; and ,
6 ,458, 269 B1 10 / 2002 Bassett et al.
6 ,508, 932 B1 1 / 2003 Mueller et al . FIG . 7 is a view of the bottom of the filter cartridge .
6 ,632 ,355 B2 10 / 2003 Fritze
6 ,649, 056 B2 11/ 2003 Fritze 1 Claim , 4 Drawing Sheets

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