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Nasal mask

Granted 18 Jun 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: RIC Investments, LLC · originally Respironics, Inc.

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Inventors: Zachary D. Paul, Ralph E. Kopacko, Joseph M. Miceli, Jr. · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/139,983
filed 10 Apr 2001
Publication
Not published
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US D458993
granted 18 Jun 2002

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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 nasal mask showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof, taken from the rear;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a similar thereto;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The portions drawn in broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

2 codes
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.1

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Examiner
Ian Simmons
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D441860-SS18 May 200110 Aug 1999grantedForehead pad for a nasal mask
USthis patentUS-D458993-SS118 Jun 200210 Apr 2001grantedNasal mask
USUS-D502261-SS122 Feb 20053 May 2001grantedNasal mask
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AUAU-144044-SS30 May 200110 Feb 2000publishedNasal mask
AUAU-144046-SS30 May 200110 Feb 2000publishedNasal mask

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