Brunnian link forming loom
Description
The broken lines indicate unclaimed portions and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
I claim the ornamental design for a Brunnian link forming loom, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D748158
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2013
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 2016
Assignee: Choon's Design LLC (Wixom, MI)
Inventor: Cheong Choon Ng (Novi, MI)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Application Number: 29/468,549
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2013
Date of Patent: Jan 26, 2016
Assignee: Choon's Design LLC (Wixom, MI)
Inventor: Cheong Choon Ng (Novi, MI)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Application Number: 29/468,549
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Textile, Sewing, Knitting And Embroidering Machine (D15/66)