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Flow switch

Granted 16 Feb 2010 · no office action yet

Assignee: SMC Corporation of America

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Inventors: Shogo Kurisaki · Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/312,410
filed 17 Oct 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D610233
granted 16 Feb 2010

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Description

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›FIG. 1 shows a front view of a…

FIG. 1 shows a front view of a flow switch showing my new design;

FIG. 2 shows a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 shows a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 shows a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 shows a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 shows a top, front and left side perspective view thereof.

The broken line showing of unclaimed portions of a flow switch form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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D23/233D23/235

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