Dental syringe
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Description
The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and environment while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a dental syringe, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D653750
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 2011
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2012
Assignee: Dental Components LLC (Newberg, OR)
Inventor: Brad J. Donaldson (Corvallis, OR)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Attorney: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/385,140
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 2011
Date of Patent: Feb 7, 2012
Assignee: Dental Components LLC (Newberg, OR)
Inventor: Brad J. Donaldson (Corvallis, OR)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Attorney: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/385,140
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Hand Actuated Flow Control (e.g., Lever, Button, Etc.) (D24/113);
Dental (33) (D24/152)