Apparatus to control fluid flow through a tube
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Description
The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the apparatus to control fluid flow through a tube that form no part of the claimed design.
The dash-dot broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design and form no part thereof.
Claims
The ornamental design for an apparatus to control fluid flow through a tube, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D943736
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 2016
Date of Patent: Feb 15, 2022
Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership (Manchester, NH)
Inventors: James L. Sloss (Chicago, IL), Brian H. Yoo (Cambridge, MA), Stephen L. Fichera (Salem, NH), James D. Dale (Nashua, NH)
Primary Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Application Number: 29/575,316
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 24, 2016
Date of Patent: Feb 15, 2022
Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership (Manchester, NH)
Inventors: James L. Sloss (Chicago, IL), Brian H. Yoo (Cambridge, MA), Stephen L. Fichera (Salem, NH), James D. Dale (Nashua, NH)
Primary Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Application Number: 29/575,316
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