Ballast system tray component
Description
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
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
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Solar Unit Or Component Thereof (D13/102)