Inhalation spacer
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Description
The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the inhalation spacer which form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an inhalation spacer, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D757246
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 2015
Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
Assignee: FSC Laboratories, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Peter Wayne Steelman (Charlotte, NC), James Edward Flynn (New York, NY), John Zeis (San Marcos, CA), Karla Worley-Ham (Matthews, NC)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Application Number: 29/529,727
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 10, 2015
Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
Assignee: FSC Laboratories, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Inventors: Peter Wayne Steelman (Charlotte, NC), James Edward Flynn (New York, NY), John Zeis (San Marcos, CA), Karla Worley-Ham (Matthews, NC)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Application Number: 29/529,727
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Respirator, Vaporizer, Or Inhalation Tube (4) (D24/110)