Adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers

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Description

This invention was made with government support under 5R44NS080632 awarded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a front side perspective view of an adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a back side perspective view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a front side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 illustrates a back side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 illustrates a left side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 illustrates a right side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 illustrates a top side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 illustrates a bottom side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D759803
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 28, 2014
Date of Patent: Jun 21, 2016
Assignee: Highland Instruments, Inc. (Somerville, MA)
Inventors: Timothy Andrew Wagner (Somerville, MA), William Edelman (Sharon, MA), Laura Dipietro (Cambridge, MA), Paul James Mulhauser (New York, NY), Kyungmin Andy Lee (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Assistant Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Application Number: 29/507,490
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Equipment For Diagnosis, Analysis, Or Treatment (D24/107)