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Pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface

Granted 7 Mar 2023 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd · originally ResMed

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Inventors: Stephen Gray, Adam Francis Barlow, Craig David Edwards, Rahul Khera · Examiner: Mary Shannon Malley · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/784,148
filed 18 May 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D980413
granted 7 Mar 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the pillows cushion and frame module shown in isolation;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing a third embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 17 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 24 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing a fifth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged perspective view of the pillows cushion and frame module shown in isolation;

FIG. 32 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing a sixth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 39 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing a seventh embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 46 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 52 is a front perspective view of a pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface showing an eighth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 53 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 56 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 57 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 58 is a right side view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 30 illustrating a person and headgear depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines depict portions of the pillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface that form no part of the claimed design.

Line shading and stippling in FIGS. 1 - 29 have been used to indicate a contrast in appearance.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.4

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USUS-D942615-SS11 Feb 202212 Sep 2018grantedPatient interface
USthis patentUS-D980413-SS17 Mar 202318 May 2021grantedPillows cushion and frame module assembly for patient interface
JPJP-1652252-SS3 Feb 202011 Mar 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1652253-SS3 Feb 202011 Mar 2019grantedno title held
JPJP-1652619-SS10 Feb 202011 Mar 2019grantedno title held

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