Fuel tank isolation valve

Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a fuel tank isolation valve in accordance with aspect of the present teachings.

FIG. 2 is an opposite view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the fuel tank isolation valve of FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing portions of the fuel tank isolation valve form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a fuel tank isolation valve, as shown and described herein.

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Inventors:	McLauchlan; Raymond Bruce (Macomb Township, MI), Mills; Vaughn Kevin (Chelsea, MI), Sexton; Ronald Earl (South Lyon, MI), Ambrose; Steven Lee (Farmington Hills, MI), Keller; Robert Dean (Davisburg, MI), Pifer; Daniel Lee (Chelsea, MI)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Eaton Corporation Cleveland OH US
Assignee:	Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/486,900
Filed:	April 3, 2014

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29404911	Oct 26, 2011	D706389
	13011676	Jan 21, 2011	8573255
	12749924	Mar 30, 2010	8584704

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Current U.S. Class:	D23/233
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D23/233-237,244-249 ;192/87.13,3.57,87.18 ;251/129.01,137,282,324-325,321,355,129.08,129.07 ;137/398,545,547,549,556.3,553,556.6,625.65,625.25

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Primary Examiner: Ramirez; Cynthia
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mei & Mark LLP