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Parallel bond lines on a fibrous filtration face mask

Granted 19 Mar 2013 · 4 office actions

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: Dean R. Duffy · Examiner: Rashida Johnson · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/345,876
filed 23 Oct 2009
Publication
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US D678507
granted 19 Mar 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing the new design for parallel bond lines on a fibrous filtration face mask;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged expanded cross-sectional view thereof, taken along line 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view that shows the new design for parallel bond lines on a fibrous filtration face mask with the mask in folded condition; and,

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the folded mask of FIG. 8 , the right side view being a mirror image of the left side view.

The broken line showing forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.1

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USthis patentUS-D678507-SS119 Mar 201323 Oct 2009grantedParallel bond lines on a fibrous filtration face mask
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AUAU-330756-SS13 May 201015 Apr 2010publishedFibrous filtration face mask
UAUA-21096-SS25 Nov 201021 Apr 2010publishedМаска респіраторнаuk

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