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Marking device

Granted 18 Mar 2008 · no office action yet

Assignee: 3M Company

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Inventors: David C. Windorski · Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/249,015
filed 15 Sep 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D564583
granted 18 Mar 2008

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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 marking device illustrating the new design.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of a marking device, with a right side view being a mirror image of the left side view.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a marking device.

FIG. 4 is a back view of a marking device.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of a marking device; and,

FIG. 6 is a top view of a marking device.

Those portions of the marking device shown in broken lines in FIGS. 1–6 are included for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D19/36D19/86

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Elizabeth A. Albert
art unit 2913 · TC 2900
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