Valve cover
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U.S. App. Ser. No. 29/577,873 filed on Sep. 16, 2016, entitled “Valve Cover,” is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The diagonal surface shading lines indicate that the surface of the valve cover is transparent as further described herein.
The claimed surfaces of the valve cover are transparent surfaces through which objects on the other side of such transparent surfaces are distinctly seen.
The broken lines showing the base in
Claims
The ornamental design for a valve cover, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 2016
Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Philip D. Eitzman (Lake Elmo, MN), Thomas J. Xue (Woodbury, MN)
Primary Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Application Number: 29/577,889