Flexible fuel generator Patent Grant Markoski , et al. June 30, 2 [INI Power Systems, Inc.]

Flexible fuel generator

Markoski , et al. June 30, 2

Patent Grant D733052

U.S. patent number D733,052 [Application Number D/449,784] was granted by the patent office on 2015-06-30 for flexible fuel generator. This patent grant is currently assigned to INI Power Systems, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is INI Power Systems, Inc.. Invention is credited to Larry J. Markoski, Mack L. Nance, Timothy C. Simmons.

United States Patent	D733,052
Markoski , et al.	June 30, 2015

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Flexible fuel generator

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a flexible fuel generator, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Markoski; Larry J. (Raleigh, NC), Simmons; Timothy C. (Durham, NC), Nance; Mack L. (Raleigh, NC)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
INI Power Systems, Inc.	Morrisville	NC	US

Assignee:

INI Power Systems, Inc. (Morrisville, NC)

Appl. No.:

D/449,784

Filed:

March 15, 2013

Related U.S. Patent Documents


Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
PCT/US2012/071042	Dec 20, 2012

Current U.S. Class:	D13/112
Current International Class:	1301
Field of Search:	;123/2,3 ;290/1A,1B,1R ;310/89 ;322/100 ;361/730,836 ;D13/101,110,112,113,114,115,116,118,122,184,199 ;D23/351,395

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Primary Examiner: Holland; Derrick
Assistant Examiner: King; Jennifer O
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Evan Law Group LLC

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a flexible fuel generator;

FIG. 2 is a back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, top, and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a back, top, and left side perspective view thereof.

The broken lines shown represent unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

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