Conference center

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective of a conference center according to a first embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof; and

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front perspective of a conference center according to a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof.

The conference center is shown with a symbolic break in its length and width. The appearance of any portion of the article between the break lines forms no part of the claimed design.

Features shown in dashed lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamnental design for a conference center, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D792131
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 2015
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 2017
Assignee: Kimball International, Inc. (Jasper, IN)
Inventors: Donald Woods (Celestine, IN), Jill S. Jones (Washington, IN)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Application Number: 29/526,719
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/656.15