Vessel assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vessel assembly according to an embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design 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 vessel assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D731672
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 15, 2013
Date of Patent: Jun 9, 2015
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Melody M. H. Kuroda (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Ammon David Lentz (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Dwight Livingston (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Michael Justin Lizzi (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Scott N. Danhof (Columbus, OH), Gregory S. Kramer (Columbus, OH), Thomas D. Haubert (Columbus, OH), Michael L. Marshall (Columbus, OH), James A. Prescott (Columbus, OH), Randy Somerville (Columbus, OH), M. Scott Ulrich (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Application Number: 29/449,681