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Balancing valve

Granted 23 Jul 2013 · no office action yet

Inventors: Glenn Edward Huse, Donald Arthur Kahn, Stanley Paul Evans, Jr., Florin Rosca · Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application

29/437,088

filed 13 Nov 2012

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US D686699

granted 23 Jul 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a balancing valve according to our claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design of a balancing valve, as shown and described herein.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D23/233

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Cynthia Ramirez

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D686699-S	S1	23 Jul 2013	13 Nov 2012	granted	Balancing valve

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-151078-S	S	23 Jun 2014	13 May 2013	granted	Balancing valve

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