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Respiratory mask

Granted 22 Oct 2002 · no office action yet

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

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

Application
29/142,895
filed 4 Jun 2001
Publication
Not published
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US D464728
granted 22 Oct 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a respiratory mask showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is an additional perspective view of the respiratory mask in accordance with our new design.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the respiratory mask shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the respiratory mask shown in FIG. 1. The opposite side is similar and not separately illustrated herein.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the respiratory mask shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a back view of the respiratory mask shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the respiratory mask shown in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/110.4D24/110.1

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