Flow control plate

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective environmental view including a front, top and a side of the flow control plate of a first embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view including a front, bottom and a side of the flow control plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a planar view of the front of the flow control plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a planar view of the rear of the flow control plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a planar view of one side of the flow control plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a planar view of an opposite side of the flow control plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a planar view of the top of the flow control plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a planar view of the bottom of the flow control plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a perspective environmental view including a front, top and a side of the flow control plate of a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view including a front, bottom and a side of the flow control plate of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a planar view of the front of the flow control plate of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a planar view of the rear of the flow control plate of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a planar view of one side of the flow control plate of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a planar view of an opposite side of the flow control plate of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a planar view of the top of the flow control plate of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 16 is a planar view of the bottom of the flow control plate of FIG. 9.

The broken lines show are for displaying the environment in which the design is associated and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flow control plate, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D926942
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 21, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 3, 2021
Assignee: Universal Flow Monitors, Inc. (Hazel Park, MI)
Inventors: Lars O. Rosaen (Plymouth, MI), Peter E. Hackett (Belleville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Keith J Wilson
Application Number: 29/725,103
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Fitting (10) (D23/259)