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This design application is related to following design applications, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties:
Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Design Having Triangular Structures” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,492;
Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having A Triangular Concave Shape” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,493;
Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having A Triangular Convex Shape” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,494;
Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having Interwoven Members” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,495; and
Design application filed on Mar. 6, 2018, entitled, “Beam Structure Design Having Flat Surfaces” and assigned U.S. Ser. No. 29/639,496.
The broken lines illustrate portions of a beam that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines illustrate boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
What is claimed is an ornamental design for a beam, as shown and described herein.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 6, 2018
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 2020
Assignee: IsoTruss Industries LLC (Provo, UT)
Inventors: Jordan W. Oldroyd (Provo, UT), Jonathan J. Curtis (Provo, UT), Carter J. Smith (Orem, UT), Nathan D. Rich (Orem, UT)
Primary Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence
Application Number: 29/639,489