Smart fixture

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Description

This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/761,068, filed Apr. 15, 2010, entitled “Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for a Smart Fixture”, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the smart fixture showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the smart fixture showing our new design;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back elevational view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrated unclaimed portions of the smart fixture and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a smart fixture, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D637594
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2010
Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
Assignee: J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Inventors: Robert Carpenter, Jr. (Frisco, TX), Thomas C. Feuerborn (Flower Mound, TX), Thomas N. Nealon (Dallas, TX), Rich Thompson (Dallas, TX), Brent McClintock (Bedford, TX), Jeff Wade (Dallas, TX)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Deanna Fluegeman
Attorney: Bill R. Naifeh
Application Number: 29/359,811
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: And Monitor (D14/307)