Fan blade
Wiegel , et al. January 25, 2
Patent Grant D631536
U.S. patent number D631,536 [Application Number D/337,429] was granted by the patent office on 2011-01-25 for fan blade. This patent grant is currently assigned to Moore Fans, LLC, Rite-Hite Holding Corporation. Invention is credited to Jason Dondlinger, Donald P. Grant, Joseph Korman, John Moore, Ronald P. Snyder, Randy Ward, Aaron J. Wiegel.
| United States Patent | D631,536 |
| Wiegel , et al. | January 25, 2011 |
Fan blade
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a fan blade, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Wiegel; Aaron J. (Benton, IA), Dondlinger; Jason (Bellevue, IA), Snyder; Ronald P. (Dubuque, IA), Korman; Joseph (Dubuque, IA), Moore; John (Marceline, MO), Ward; Randy (Chula, MO), Grant; Donald P. (Dubuque, IA) |
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| Assignee: | Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
(Milwaukee, WI) Moore Fans, LLC (Marceline, MO) |
| Appl. No.: | D/337,429 |
| Filed: | May 21, 2009 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D23/413 |
| Current International Class: | 2304 |
| Field of Search: | ;D23/377,379,385,411,413 ;416/5 |
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Primary Examiner: Lichtenstein; Lisa P
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the fan blade showing one example of our new design.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the fan blade attached to a multi-blade fan assembly.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the fan blade.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the fan blade.
FIG. 5 is a front view of the fan blade.
FIG. 6 is a back view of the fan blade.
FIG. 7 is a right end view of the fan blade; and,
FIG. 8 is a left end view of the fan blade.
The features shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the claimed design.
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