Vessel assembly

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vessel assembly according to an embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a vessel assembly, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Kuroda; Melody M. H. (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Lentz; Ammon David (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Livingston; Dwight (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Lizzi; Michael Justin (Franklin Lakes, NJ), Danhof; Scott N. (Columbus, OH), Kramer; Gregory S. (Columbus, OH), Haubert; Thomas D. (Columbus, OH), Marshall; Michael L. (Columbus, OH), Prescott; James A. (Columbus, OH), Somerville; Randy (Columbus, OH), Ulrich; M. Scott (Columbus, OH)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Becton Dickinson and Company Franklin Lakes NJ US
Assignee:	Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Appl. No.:	D/449,681
Filed:	March 15, 2013

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29418181	Apr 12, 2012	D690826

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/224
Current International Class:	2401
Field of Search:	;D24/216,223,224,225,226,121,162 ;D9/503,504,529,548,549 ;D7/510,511,523 ;435/288.7,308.1,34,287.1,288.1 ;422/547,549,500,556,557

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Primary Examiner: Doan; Anhdao
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP