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Nasal mask

Granted 22 Feb 2005 · no office action yet

Current assignee: RIC Investments, LLC · originally Respironics, Inc.

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Inventors: Zachary D. Paul, Ralph E. Kopacko, Joseph M. Miceli, Jr. · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/141,340
filed 3 May 2001
Publication
Not published
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US D502261
granted 22 Feb 2005

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a nasal mask in accordance with our new design, the broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is an additional perspective view of a nasal mask in accordance with our new design.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1. The opposite side is similar and not separately illustrated herein.

FIG. 5 is a back view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the nasal mask shown in FIG. 1.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.4D24/110.5

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D441860-SS18 May 200110 Aug 1999grantedForehead pad for a nasal mask
USUS-D458993-SS118 Jun 200210 Apr 2001grantedNasal mask
USthis patentUS-D502261-SS122 Feb 20053 May 2001grantedNasal mask
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-144044-SS30 May 200110 Feb 2000publishedNasal mask
AUAU-144046-SS30 May 200110 Feb 2000publishedNasal mask

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