Acoustic coupler
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The broken lines in the drawings illustrate environmental features and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for an acoustic coupler, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 18, 2014
Date of Patent: Jul 28, 2015
Assignee: SureFire, LLC (Fountain Valley, CA)
Inventors: Richard C. Smith (Costa Mesa, CA), Diann Y. Smith (Costa Mesa, CA), Alfredo Soria (Corona, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula Greene
Application Number: 29/488,441