USPatent applicationPatented

Water heater

Granted 3 Jul 2018 · no office action yet

Assignee: Noritz Corporation

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Inventors: Hidefumi Koda, Hideki Yamaguchi, Teizo Nanbu, Hironao Matsunaga · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900

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29/609,821
filed 6 Jul 2017
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Patent
US D822184
granted 3 Jul 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a water heater of the present design illustrating a portion of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing front, top plan and right side thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing rear, top plan and left side thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of the portion 9 - 9 of FIG. 1 thereof;

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 1 thereof;

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 12 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 12 - 12 of FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 13 - 13 of FIG. 9 thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view of a water heater of an alternative embodiment of the present design illustrating a portion of the present design;

FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing front, top plan and right side thereof;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing rear, top plan and left side thereof;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged front view of the portion 22 - 22 of FIG. 14 thereof;

FIG. 23 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 23 - 23 of FIG. 14 thereof;

FIG. 24 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 24 - 24 of FIG. 22 thereof;

FIG. 25 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 25 - 25 of FIG. 22 thereof;

FIG. 26 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 26 - 26 of FIG. 22 thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front view of a water heater of an alternative embodiment of the present design illustrating a portion of the present design;

FIG. 28 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing front, top plan and right side thereof;

FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing rear, top plan and left side thereof;

FIG. 35 is an enlarged front view of the portion 35 - 35 of FIG. 27 thereof;

FIG. 36 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 36 - 36 of FIG. 27 thereof;

FIG. 37 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 37 - 37 of FIG. 35 thereof;

FIG. 38 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 38 - 38 of FIG. 35 thereof; and,

FIG. 39 is a cross sectional view of the portion taken along line 39 - 39 of FIG. 35 thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings represent portions of the water heater that form no part of the claimed design of FIGS. 1-39 . The long dashed and short dashed lines indicate only boundaries between the portions sought to receive design patent protection as a partial design and the other portions.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D23/322

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