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Drive blank

Granted 20 May 2025 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP · originally Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Inventors: Keith Kuehn, John R. Grady, Yinggang Du · Examiner: Horse Marie D. Fast · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/847,940
filed 28 Jul 2022
Publication
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US D1075769
granted 20 May 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a right front perspective view of a drive blank showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a back view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the region 8 in FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the region 9 in FIG. 2 .

Dot-Dot-Dash broken lines seen in the figures define the regions shown in the enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design. Dashed broken lines depict portions of the drive blank which form no part of the claimed design. Surfaces extending between a solid line and a dashed line are not part of the claimed design. Discontinuous shade lines shown in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

The broken shade lines in the figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/442

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Examiner
Horse Marie D. Fast
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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