Power module

- Cree, Fayetteville, Inc.
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Description

The sole FIGURE is a plan view of a power module showing our design.

The broken lines shown in the drawings depict portions of the power module that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D909310
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 2018
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 2021
Assignee: Cree, Fayetteville, Inc. (Fayetteville, AR)
Inventors: Brice McPherson (Fayetteville, AR), Sayan Seal (Fayetteville, AR), Zachary Cole (Summers, AR), Jennifer Stabach (Fayetteville, AR), Brandon Passmore (Fayetteville, AR), Ty McNutt (Farmington, AR), Alexander B. Lostetter (Fayetteville, AR)
Primary Examiner: Darcey E Gottschalk
Application Number: 29/663,502