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Optical module

Granted 11 Apr 2006 · no office action yet

Application
29/173,629
filed 3 Jan 2003
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Not published
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US D518797
granted 11 Apr 2006

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top and right…

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a optical module, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view is omitted as that is symmetrical to the right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a second embodiment of the optical module, showing our new design;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view is omitted as that is symmetrical to the right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a third embodiment of the optical module, showing our new design;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view is omitted as that is symmetrical to the right side elevational view therof;

FIG. 19 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the optical module, showing our new design;

FIG. 20 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 24 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view is omitted as that is symmetrical to the right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in all views are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/182

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Stella Reid
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