Winglet for fan blade Patent Grant Williams December 18, 2 [Delta T Corporation]

Winglet for fan blade

Williams December 18, 2

Patent Grant D672868

U.S. patent number D672,868 [Application Number D/412,912] was granted by the patent office on 2012-12-18 for winglet for fan blade. This patent grant is currently assigned to Delta T Corporation. Invention is credited to Jason Andrew Williams.

United States Patent	D672,868
Williams	December 18, 2012

Winglet for fan blade

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a winglet for fan blade, as shown and described.

Inventors:	Williams; Jason Andrew (Wilmore, KY)
Assignee:	Delta T Corporation (Lexington, KY)
Appl. No.:	D/412,912
Filed:	February 9, 2012

Current U.S. Class:	D23/413; D23/377
Current International Class:	2304
Field of Search:	;D23/355,370,377,379,385,386,411,413 ;416/5,90R,191,207,210R,242,243 ;366/330.1-330.4

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Primary Examiner: Seeger; Janice
Assistant Examiner: Holtje; Martie K
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frost Brown Todd LLC

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the present invention; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of the present invention.

The broken lines showing a portion of a fan blade and a portion of a winglet mounting structure are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

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