Settler plate

- MEURER RESEARCH INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a settler plate according to the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the settler plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the settler plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the settler plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left elevation view of the settler plate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the settler plate of FIG. 1, the rear being identical thereto;

FIG. 7 is a right cross-sectional elevation view of the settler plate taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front elevation view of a portion of the settler plate indicated in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional elevation view of a portion of the settler plate taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 3.

The broken lines in the figures are for the purposes of illustrating portions of the settler plate or environmental structure that form no part of the claimed design. The dash dot broken lines on FIG. 6 are to define the enlargement region shown in FIG. 8 and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a settler plate, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D959599
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2022
Assignee: MEURER RESEARCH INC. (Golden, CO)
Inventors: Christopher D. Hanson (Arvada, CO), Galen J. M. Fitzpatrick (Denver, CO), Donald F. Bersell (Denver, CO)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Application Number: 29/669,960
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Treatment (D23/207)