Battery module

- General Electric
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery module depicting our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an opposite side view thereof.

The broken lines present in the drawings illustrate portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a battery module, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D855562
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 24, 2017
Date of Patent: Aug 6, 2019
Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC (Norwalk, CT)
Inventors: Patrick Lee Jansen (Schenectady, NY), Neil Bradley (Erie, PA), Gregory Badders (Erie, PA), Michael Jay Grutkowski (Erie, PA)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer Rivard
Assistant Examiner: Alison M Ofstun
Application Number: 29/595,064
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Battery Or Casing Therefor (1) (D13/103)