Access device

- Visualase, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side view of an access device embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a front side perspective view thereof.

The dot-dot-dash broken lines and dot-dash broken lines that are immediately adjacent to the claim depict the bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claim; all other broken lines depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an access device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D874648
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 26, 2014
Date of Patent: Feb 4, 2020
Assignee: Visualase, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Charles Houssiere (Houston, TX), Ashok Gowda (Houston, TX), Ravish Patwardhan (Shreveport, LA), Manish Ahuja (Pearland, TX)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Lauren D McVey
Application Number: 29/480,423
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Guide Or Gauge (D24/140)