Linear shelf light fixture Patent Grant Rodgers , et al. February 23, 2 [CREE, INC.]

Linear shelf light fixture

Rodgers , et al. February 23, 2

Patent Grant D750308

U.S. patent number D750,308 [Application Number D/476,731] was granted by the patent office on 2016-02-23 for linear shelf light fixture. This patent grant is currently assigned to CREE, INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is CREE, INC.. Invention is credited to Benjamin Beck, James Bowden, Yaote Huang, Elizabeth Rodgers.

United States Patent	D750,308
Rodgers , et al.	February 23, 2016

Linear shelf light fixture

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a linear shelf light fixture, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Rodgers; Elizabeth (Raleigh, NC), Beck; Benjamin (Union Grove, WI), Bowden; James (Fuquay-Varina, NC), Huang; Yaote (Morrisville, NC)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
CREE, INC.	Durham	NC	US

Assignee:

CREE, INC. (Durham, NC)

Appl. No.:

D/476,731

Filed:

December 16, 2013

Current U.S. Class:	D26/76
Current International Class:	2603
Field of Search:	;D26/72,75-78,80,92,118 ;362/98,147,217.01,218,219,223,260,294,373

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Primary Examiner: Heflin; Clare E
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Koppel, Patrick, Heybl & Philpott

Description

FIGS. 1A-B form a bottom perspective view of a linear shelf light fixture showing one embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a right end elevation view thereof, with the left end being identical;

FIGS. 3A-B form a top plan view thereof;

FIGS. 4A-B form a right end elevation view thereof, with the left side being identical;

FIGS. 5A-B form a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the linear shelf light fixture showing an alternate embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 7 is a right end elevation view thereof, with the left end being identical;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation view thereof, with the left side being identical; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Elements of the fixtures in FIGS. 1A, 3A-B, 6, 7 and 8 shown in broken lines represent portions of the light fixture that form no part of the claimed design.

The use of break lines in FIGS. 6 and 8-10 indicates that the appearance of any portion of the fixture between the break line forms no part of the claimed design.

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