Valve
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FIG. 1 is a top, front, left perspective view of a valve showing our new design in a first position;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof in the first position;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof in the first position;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof in the first position;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof in the first position;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof in the first position;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof in the first position;
FIG. 8 is a top, front, left perspective view thereof in a second position;
FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof in the second position;
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view thereof in the second position;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view thereof in the second position;
FIG. 12 is a left side elevational view thereof in the second position;
FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view thereof in the second position; and,
FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof in the second position.
The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a valve, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 2003
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 2006
Assignee: Nestle Waters North America, Inc. (Greenwich, CT)
Inventors: J. Wayne Halfacre (New Fairfield, CT), John S. Gruver (New Canaan, CT), Christian Randhahn (Bethel, CT), Charles A. Curtiss (Norwalk, CT), Stuart Leslie (Larchmont, NY), Christopher J. Matice (Bellbrook, OH), Stephen P. DeHoff (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Fish & Neave IP Group Ropes & Gray LLP
Application Number: 29/192,434
