Flush valve actuator
Description
The broken line showings of
Claims
The ornamental design for a flush valve actuator, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D635219
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 2010
Date of Patent: Mar 29, 2011
Assignee: Zurn Industries, LCC (Erie, PA)
Inventors: Michael A. Funari (Apex, NC), Joseph J. Ballachino (Pittsboro, NC), Charles Alan Horne (Smithfield, NC)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Maurice Stevens
Attorney: The Webb Law Firm
Application Number: 29/360,054
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 2010
Date of Patent: Mar 29, 2011
Assignee: Zurn Industries, LCC (Erie, PA)
Inventors: Michael A. Funari (Apex, NC), Joseph J. Ballachino (Pittsboro, NC), Charles Alan Horne (Smithfield, NC)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C. Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Maurice Stevens
Attorney: The Webb Law Firm
Application Number: 29/360,054
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Valve Or Body Therefor (D23/233)