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Humidification tub seal/frame module

Granted 10 Mar 2026 · no office action yet

Current assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd · originally ResMed

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Inventors: Hargopal Verma · Examiner: David G Muller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/995,126
filed 25 Mar 2025
Publication
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US D1117686
granted 10 Mar 2026

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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 humidification tub seal/frame module showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is another front perspective view thereof 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 right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a humidification tub seal/frame module showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 11 is another front perspective view thereof in isolation;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

The broken lines represent environmental structure or unclaimed portions of the humidification tub seal/frame module and do not form a portion of the claimed design.

In FIGS. 1 to 9 , the combination of line shading (e.g., seal frame) and stippling (e.g., elastomeric seal) is intended to convey a contrast in appearance/materials.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/358

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4 members · 2 offices
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D921900-SS18 Jun 202119 Dec 2018grantedHumidification tub
USUS-D1073026-SS129 Apr 202517 Jul 2020grantedHumidification tub bottom
USthis patentUS-D1117686-SS110 Mar 202625 Mar 2025grantedHumidification tub seal/frame module
JPJP-1671730-SS2 Nov 202013 Jun 2019granted医療用加湿器用タブ用部品ja

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