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Sarah Burstein | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Workaround: Search by application number.

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Sarah Burstein | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 And who prosecuted this claim? That would be KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW of Sioux Falls, SD:

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Sarah Burstein | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Unlike most design patents, this one faced a non-final rejection on its path to issuance. 

Like many design patents that do get rejections, this one was based on § 112:

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Sarah Burstein | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The examiner also suggested some clarification to the descriptions of the drawings:

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