Sensing device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of a sensing device;

FIG. 2 is a back side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sensing device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D829112
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 25, 2016
Date of Patent: Sep 25, 2018
Assignee: The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute (New York, NY)
Inventors: Emmanuel Dumont (New York, NY), Shayak Banerjee (Hartsdale, NY), Mauricio Contreras (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Application Number: 29/575,549
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Radiation, E.g., Geiger Counter (D10/47)