Adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers

Description

This invention was made with government support under 5R44NS080632 awarded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The government has certain rights in the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a front side perspective view of an adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a back side perspective view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a front side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 illustrates a back side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 illustrates a left side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 illustrates a right side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 illustrates a top side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 illustrates a bottom side view of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an adjustable headpiece with anatomical markers, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Wagner; Timothy Andrew (Somerville, MA), Edelman; William (Sharon, MA), Dipietro; Laura (Cambridge, MA), Mulhauser; Paul James (New York, NY), Lee; Kyungmin Andy (New York, NY)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Highland Instruments, Inc. Somerville MA US
Assignee:	Highland Instruments, Inc. (Somerville, MA)
Appl. No.:	D/507,490
Filed:	October 28, 2014

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/107
Current International Class:	2401
Field of Search:	;D24/107,108,140,144,170,187,191,200,231

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Primary Examiner: Fox; Barbara
Assistant Examiner: Bekic; Lilyana
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brown Rudnick LLP Leonardo; Mark S. Schoen; Adam M.