Air filter

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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a new design for an air filter, with three dimensional strands extending over the surface of filtration media;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the air filter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the air filter of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left elevational side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof.

The fine dash-dash broken lines depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design. The thicker dash-dash broken lines encircled around the magnified portions, in FIGS. 2 and 4, depict bounds of the magnified portions and form no part of the claims design. The long-short dash lines depict the boundaries of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an air filter, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D972698
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 2019
Date of Patent: Dec 13, 2022
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Glen O. Gregerson (Hudson, WI), Jonathan M. Lise (Woodbury, MN)
Primary Examiner: Mehri F Bajoul
Application Number: 29/700,358
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter (D23/365)