Active extension for electronic grade rod

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Description

The present application claims priority from U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 17/089,574, filed on Nov. 4, 2020, which is a continuation-in-part patent application of U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 15/627,340, filed on Jun. 19, 2017, which is a regular application of U.S. Provisional Patent application 62/351,676, filed on Jun. 17, 2016, whereby each of the listed patent applications is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of an active extension for an electronic grade rod.

FIG. 2 is a top rear perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a first side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a second side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a second front view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view thereof.

The broken line showing is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the “article” and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The design for an active extension for an electronic grade rod, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1038784
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 4, 2020
Date of Patent: Aug 13, 2024
Assignee: Laser Elevations, LLC (Waterloo, NE)
Inventors: Andrew Morris (Bellevue, NE), Aaron Dale (Lenexa, KS), William Hendricks (Lenexa, KS), Rob Ochs (Lenexa, KS), Bruce Ploetz (Lenexa, KS), Tim Stark (Lenexa, KS)
Primary Examiner: George D. Kirschbaum
Application Number: 29/757,282
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Linear Or Distance (9) (D10/70)