In the reproductions, the dash-dash broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the heat sink that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating the boundaries of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a heat sink, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D13/179

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Rhea Shields

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