Dental appliance

- Dyson Technology Limited
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dental appliance showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the opposite side of the design as that shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dental appliance showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side elevation view of the opposite side of the design as that shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of a dental appliance that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a dental appliance, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D854329
Type: Grant
Filed: May 1, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 23, 2019
Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited (Malmesbury, Wiltshire)
Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney (Bath), Timothy Nicholas Stickney (Gloucester), Thomas James Dunning Follows (Swindon), William John Bex-Russell (London)
Primary Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Application Number: 29/602,377
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D4/101