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The broken line shown in the drawings represent portions of the airship that form no part of the claimed design. The cross-hatched area depicts a panel on the top surface of the airship. The broken lines immediately adjacent to the perimeter of the cross-hatched area indicate the boundary of the panel.
Claims
The ornamental design for an airship, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 20, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 13, 2012
Assignee: LTA Corporation (New York, NY)
Inventor: John Goelet (Washington, DC)
Primary Examiner: Austin Murphy
Attorney: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/366,163