Ballast system tray component

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a ballast system tray component;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the ballast system tray component that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ballast system tray component, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1113653
Type: Grant
Filed: May 9, 2025
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2026
Assignee: Unirac, Inc. (Albuquerque, NM)
Inventors: Ernest Gallegos (Albuquerque, NM), Deepthi Gangumalla (Hyderabad), Nikhil Babu (Hyderabad)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 30/003,089
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