Melter system
Granted 5 Sep 2023 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Nordson Corporation
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Inventors: David R. Jeter, Leonard J. Lanier, Brian R. Sosebee, Christopher R. Chastine +3 · Examiner: Michael C Stout · AU 2924 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top front left side…
FIG. 1 is a top front left side perspective view of a melter system;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front end elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear end elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top end plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom end plan view thereof.
The broken lines are for the purpose of showing environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D998008-S | S1 | 5 Sep 2023 | 20 Sep 2019 | granted | Melter system |
| US | US-D1066447-S | S1 | 11 Mar 2025 | 7 Aug 2023 | granted | Melter system |
| US | US-D1092584-S | S1 | 9 Sep 2025 | 14 Feb 2025 | granted | Melter system |
| US | US-D1104091-S | S1 | 2 Dec 2025 | 14 Feb 2025 | granted | Melter system |
| JP | JP-1681222-S | S | 15 Mar 2021 | 19 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1693498-S | S | 23 Aug 2021 | 19 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1707744-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 19 Mar 2020 | granted | 溶融機ja |
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