Humidifier

- ResMed Limited
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the humidifier of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the humidifier of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the humidifier of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a left elevational view of the humidifier of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the humidifier of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the humidifier of the present invention; and,

FIG. 7 is a right elevational view of the humidifier of the present invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D419658
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 28, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 25, 2000
Assignee: ResMed Limited (North Ryde)
Inventors: Robert Stephen Matchett (Mosman), Robbie David Wells (Bondi Beach), Jonathan Paul Harrison (Redfern), Jeremy Peter Turner (Vaucluse), Peter Wilson Hill (Redfern), Jonathan Lee Liston (Bronte)
Primary Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Holland & Hart LLP
Application Number: 0/92,878
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Humidifier (D23/356); Element (D23/358); Vaporizer (D23/360)
International Classification: 2304;