Air inlet damper
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for an air inlet damper, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 7, 2015
Date of Patent: Nov 15, 2016
Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION (Milwaukee, WI)
Inventors: Timothy Mitchel Smith (Blountville, TN), Chad Taylor Thompson (Dandridge, TN), George W. Kraus, II (Johnson City, TN)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Sean D Lough
Application Number: 29/535,587