Charging station
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Description
The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines depict portions of the charging station that form no part of the claimed design; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a charging station, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D962856
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 2022
Assignee: Volta Charging, LLC (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors: Scott A. Mercer (Pacifica, CA), Alex Prodaniuk (Pacifica, CA), Kayla Matheus (San Francisco, CA), Christian Julio Santander (Bad Riechenhall), Julian Schloemer (Salzburg), Marco Wilhelm (Salzburg)
Primary Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza
Application Number: 29/707,823
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 1, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 2022
Assignee: Volta Charging, LLC (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors: Scott A. Mercer (Pacifica, CA), Alex Prodaniuk (Pacifica, CA), Kayla Matheus (San Francisco, CA), Christian Julio Santander (Bad Riechenhall), Julian Schloemer (Salzburg), Marco Wilhelm (Salzburg)
Primary Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza
Application Number: 29/707,823
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Battery Charger (D13/107)