Visual landing target

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a visual landing target showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a visual landing target thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIGS. 1 and 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of FIGS. 1 and 2.

The broken lines which define the bounds of the claimed design form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a visual landing target, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D818046
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 23, 2016
Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
Assignee: Colorado Seminary Which Owns and Operates the University of Denver (Denver, CO)
Inventors: Alessandro Benini (Denver, CO), Matthew J. Rutherford (Denver, CO), Kimon P. Valavanis (Denver, CO)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G Deshmukh
Application Number: 29/585,482
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Target (D21/302)