Tube
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Description
The tube is shown with a symbolic break in length. The dot-dash-jagged broken lines, the brackets and the appearance of any portion between the break lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tube, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D982730
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 2019
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 2023
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Inventors: James M. Voelker (Metamora, IL), Joseph L. Kennedy (Zionsville, IN), Neil A. Terry (Edelstein, IL), Nirag Sheth (Peoria, IL)
Primary Examiner: Ania Aman
Application Number: 29/695,311
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 2019
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 2023
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Inventors: James M. Voelker (Metamora, IL), Joseph L. Kennedy (Zionsville, IN), Neil A. Terry (Edelstein, IL), Nirag Sheth (Peoria, IL)
Primary Examiner: Ania Aman
Application Number: 29/695,311
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Heat Exchange Unit, E.g., Coil, Etc. (D23/323)