Heating element

- Western Industries, Inc.
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Description

The sole FIGURE is a top plan view of a heating element of the present invention.

The claim is directed to the solid lines in the drawing. The broken lines in the drawing represent unclaimed environmental subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a heating element, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D643528
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 2010
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 2011
Assignee: Western Industries, Inc. (Watertown, WI)
Inventors: Scott A. Jonovic (Cottage Grove, WI), Michael L. Mosner (Whitefish Bay, WI), Peter F. Sosso (Hustisford, WI)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Attorney: Boyle Fredrickson, S.C.
Application Number: 29/381,956
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element (D23/418)