Battery charger
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Description
The broken lines in the figures represent portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a battery charger, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D853956
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 16, 2018
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 2019
Assignee: DELTA-Q TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (Burnaby)
Inventors: Ngai Eric Lau (Burnaby), Jonathan Eric Stroud (Surrey), James Lennox Fox (Vancouver)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Alison M Ofstun
Application Number: 29/640,834
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 16, 2018
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 2019
Assignee: DELTA-Q TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (Burnaby)
Inventors: Ngai Eric Lau (Burnaby), Jonathan Eric Stroud (Surrey), James Lennox Fox (Vancouver)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Alison M Ofstun
Application Number: 29/640,834
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Battery Charger (D13/107)