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Ultrasonic transducer

Granted 21 May 2002 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: American Sigma, Inc. · originally ASM International

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Inventors: Donald Kaiser, Jeff Valery, Earl McCullough · Examiner: Joel Sincavage · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/127,960
filed 22 Dec 1997
Publication
Not published
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US D457491
granted 21 May 2002

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Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new, original, and ornamental design of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a second side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/101

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Pendency
4.4 y
1,611 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Joel Sincavage
art unit 2911 · TC 2900
Citations: 8 back · 0 forward

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