Bromley, Robert (Centennial, CO, US)
Wainwright, Robert E. (Longmont, CO, US)
Bissonnette, Michael W. (Boulder, CO, US)

D/235880

02/17/2009

08/08/2005

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AeroGrow International, Inc. (Boulder, CO, US)

D11/144

(IPC1-7): 1102

47/66.5-66.7, D99/19, 47/67, D7/561, D11/152-154, D26/16, 47/32.7, 47/65.8, 47/65.5, 47/71, 47/41.11, D99/27, 47/44-47, 47/41.01, 47/69, D11/143-146, D99/23, 47/39, D6/403-405, D26/9, 47/33, 47/41.1, D26/19

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Veynar, Caron

Rademaker, Garth

Conley, Laura L.

CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for an indoor gardening appliance, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an indoor gardening appliance showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top, back, left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

The bottom of the indoor gardening appliance is flat and unadorned.