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Powered air purifying respirator blower

Granted 12 May 2015 · 8 office actions

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: Nathan A. Abel, John M. Pilgrim · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/413,398
filed 15 Feb 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D729380
granted 12 May 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing the new design for a powered air purifying respirator blower;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right view thereof.

The broken line showing of portions of the article is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

The shading is provided to illustrate contour only and is not an indication of surface texture.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110

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Office actions
4
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Responses
4
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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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