Thermostat housing

Barton , et al. January 23, 2

Patent Grant D535573

U.S. patent number D535,573 [Application Number D/246,305] was granted by the patent office on 2007-01-23 for thermostat housing. This patent grant is currently assigned to Honeywell International Inc.. Invention is credited to Eric Barton, Paul Meyers, Christian Trifilio.


United States Patent D535,573
Barton ,   et al. January 23, 2007

Thermostat housing

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a thermostat housing, as shown and described.
Inventors: Barton; Eric (Eden Prairie, MN), Trifilio; Christian (St. Paul, MN), Meyers; Paul (Fishers, IN)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ)
Appl. No.: D/246,305
Filed: March 30, 2006

Related U.S. Patent Documents

Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29224347 Feb 28, 2005 D525541

Current U.S. Class: D10/50
Current International Class: 1004
Field of Search: ;D10/49-50 ;236/46R,47,49.3,51,84,94 ;400/485

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Primary Examiner: Davis; Antoine D.

Description



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a thermostat housing;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the thermostat housing of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3-6 are left, bottom, right and top views of the thermostat housing of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of another thermostat housing.

The portions illustrated in broken lines on the figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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