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Ion generating module

Granted 19 Mar 2019 · 2 office actions

Assignee: SMC Corporation of America

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Inventors: Tomokazu Hariya, Takayuki Toshida, Naoto Sasada · Examiner: Brandon M Rosati · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/574,907
filed 19 Aug 2016
Publication
Not published
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US D843547
granted 19 Mar 2019

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Description

2 parts
›FIG. 1 is a front, top, left side…

FIG. 1 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to a first embodiment of our design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view along lines B-B′ of FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view along lines C-C′ of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along lines A-A′ of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 11 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to a second embodiment of our design;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view along lines B-B′ of FIG. 17 ;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged view along lines C-C′ of FIG. 18 ;

FIG. 21 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along lines A-A′ of FIG. 13 ;

FIG. 23 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to a third embodiment of our design;

FIG. 24 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 30 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 32 is an enlarged top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 33 is an enlarged bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 34 is an enlarged back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 35 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 36 is an enlarged view along lines B-B′ of FIG. 34 ;

FIG. 37 is an enlarged view along lines C-C′ of FIG. 35 ;

FIG. 38 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 39 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along lines A-A′ of FIG. 30 ;

FIG. 40 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to a fourth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 41 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 47 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 48 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 49 is an enlarged top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 50 is an enlarged bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 51 is an enlarged back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 52 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 53 is an enlarged view along lines B-B′ of FIG. 51 ;

FIG. 54 is an enlarged view along lines C-C′ of FIG. 52 ;

FIG. 55 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 56 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along lines A-A′ of FIG. 47 ;

FIG. 57 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to a fifth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 58 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 59 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 60 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 61 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 62 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 63 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 64 is an enlarged back elevational view between lines B-B′ of FIG. 62 ;

FIG. 65 is an enlarged front elevational view between lines C-C′ of FIG. 63 ;

FIG. 66 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 67 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along lines A-A′ of FIG. 58 ;

FIG. 68 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to a sixth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 69 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 70 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 71 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 72 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 73 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 74 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 75 is an enlarged back elevational view between lines B-B′ of FIG. 73 ;

FIG. 76 is an enlarged front elevational view between lines C-C′ of FIG. 74 ;

FIG. 77 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 78 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along line A-A′ of FIG. 69 ;

FIG. 79 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to a seventh embodiment of our design;

FIG. 80 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 81 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 82 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 83 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 84 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 85 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 86 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 87 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 88 is an enlarged top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 89 is an enlarged bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 90 is an enlarged back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 91 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 92 is an enlarged back elevational view between lines B-B′ of FIG. 90 ;

FIG. 93 is an enlarged front elevational view between lines C-C′ of FIG. 91 ;

FIG. 94 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 95 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along lines A-A′ of FIG. 86 ;

FIG. 96 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an ion generating module according to an eighth embodiment of our design;

FIG. 97 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 98 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 99 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 100 is a bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 101 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 102 is a front elevational view thereof;

›FIG. 103 is an enlarged right side elevational…

FIG. 103 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 104 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 105 is an enlarged top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 106 is an enlarged bottom elevational view thereof;

FIG. 107 is an enlarged back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 108 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 109 is an enlarged back elevational view between lines B-B′ of FIG. 107 ;

FIG. 110 is an enlarged front elevational view between lines C-C′ of FIG. 108 ;

FIG. 111 is a front, bottom, left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 112 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along lines A-A′ of FIG. 103 .

The ion generating module is shown with a symbolic break (or breaks) in its length, represented by uneven dashed lines, to represent that the length is not limited to the specific length shown. The uneven dashed lines represent boundary lines between claimed and unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design. Likewise, unclaimed subject matter between the uneven dashed boundary lines forms no part of the claimed design.

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