Dental implant
Wohrle July 5, 2
Patent Grant D507052
U.S. patent number D507,052 [Application Number D/190,771] was granted by the patent office on 2005-07-05 for dental implant. Invention is credited to Peter S. Wohrle.
| United States Patent | D507,052 |
| Wohrle | July 5, 2005 |
Dental implant
Claims
The ornamental design for a dental implant, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Wohrle; Peter S. (Corona Del Mar, CA) |
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| Appl. No.: | D/190,771 |
| Filed: | September 26, 2003 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
| Apr 1, 2003 [EP] | 000015532 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D24/156 |
| Current International Class: | 2403 |
| Field of Search: | ;D24/155-157 ;D8/387 ;606/73,232,121.1 ;623/28,26,32-36,38 |
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Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Charles A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Description
This application claims priority under 35 USC .sctn.119 to European Community Design Application No. 000015532-0001, filed on Apr. 1, 2003, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dental implant showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the side opposite being a mirror image;
FIG. 3 is an end elevation thereof the end opposite being a mirror image;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the drawings represent environment only and are not part of the ornamental design claimed.
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