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Imaging apparatus

Granted 13 Oct 2020 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC · originally General Electric

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Inventors: Jonathan Boutot, Robert Surma, Michael Smith, Brandon Smith +3 · Examiner: Anhdao Doan · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/684,551
filed 21 Mar 2019
Publication
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US D898917
granted 13 Oct 2020

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a first embodiment of the imaging apparatus including accent lights.

FIG. 2 is a front-left perspective view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is left side elevation view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a back-left perspective view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a back elevation view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 is a front-left perspective view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 1 , with the patient support table shown in environment.

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of a second embodiment of the imaging apparatus including accent lights.

FIG. 11 is a front-left perspective view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 12 is left side elevation view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 13 is a back-left perspective view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 14 is a back elevation view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 15 is a right side elevation view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 .

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 ; and,

FIG. 18 is a front-left perspective view of the imaging apparatus of FIG. 10 coupled to the patient support table.

The radiating lines for the portions at the front of the imaging apparatus shown by FIGS. 1-3, 6, and 9 , represent illuminated features. The broken lines in the drawing views are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the imaging apparatus that form no part of the claimed design. For purposes of clarity, FIGS. 9 and 18 show the imaging apparatus with the patient support table. The patient support table is shown for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

The dash-dot-dash lines shown by FIGS. 7 and 8 indicate boundary lines enclosing portions that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/158

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1.6 y
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1
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2
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Examiner
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