The top and bottom views are not shown because they are similar to FIG. 2 , the only difference is that the top and bottom views would be rotated 90° clockwise and 90° counterclockwise, respectively, compared to FIG. 2 .

The broken line showing of a portion of the seal is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

The dotted lines represent the border between claimed and unclaimed subject matter and do not form part of the claimed adaptor seal design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for an adaptor seal, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D577109-S	S1	16 Sep 2008	5 Apr 2006	granted	Adaptor seal
US	US-D600787-S	S1	22 Sep 2009	14 Aug 2008	granted	Adaptor seal
US	US-D613385-S	S1	6 Apr 2010	21 Sep 2009	granted	Adaptor seal
US	US-D619449-S	S1	13 Jul 2010	1 Sep 2009	granted	Adaptor seal
US	US-D630718-S	S1	11 Jan 2011	11 Jun 2010	granted	Adaptor seal
USthis patent	US-D638530-S	S1	24 May 2011	2 Dec 2010	granted	Adaptor seal

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-311258-S	S	8 Nov 2006	4 Oct 2006	published	Adaptor seal for a humidifier/respiratory apparatus

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