Solar panel

- Flex Ltd.
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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a solar panel showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawing views are included for the purpose of illustrating unclaimed portions of the solar cell that form no part of the claimed design. All elements shown in the top perspective view in FIG. 1 and the top plan view in FIG. 2 are structural lines on the surface and are flat with the top surface.

Applicant reserves the right to amend the claimed invention by showing in solid lines any and all features or portions thereof originally shown in broken lines and/or by showing in broken lines any and all features or portions thereof originally shown in solid lines.

Claims

The ornamental design for a solar panel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D841571
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 25, 2017
Date of Patent: Feb 26, 2019
Assignee: Flex Ltd. (Singapore)
Inventors: Lisong Zhou (Freemont, CA), Huaming Zhou (Wuxi Jiangsu)
Primary Examiner: Daniel D Bui
Application Number: 29/615,112
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