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Imaging apparatus for an endoscope

Granted 17 Mar 2020 · no office action yet

Application
29/665,482
filed 3 Oct 2018
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US D878581
granted 17 Mar 2020

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged top view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 taken along line B-B in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged left side view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged right side view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope of FIG. 1 showing the imaging apparatus for an endoscope in a bending state.

The shade lines on the surfaces of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope show contour and not surface ornamentation.

The broken lines showing portions of the imaging apparatus for an endoscope depict the environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

The dashed dot dash broken away symbols in the drawings indicate that any portion of the article beyond what is shown forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/138

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Wan Laymon
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