Track link Patent Grant Knobloch , et al. October 18, 2 [Caterpillar Inc.]

Track link

Knobloch , et al. October 18, 2

Patent Grant D769333

U.S. patent number D769,333 [Application Number D/522,677] was granted by the patent office on 2016-10-18 for track link. This patent grant is currently assigned to Caterpillar Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Caterpillar Inc.. Invention is credited to Temitope Akinlua, Caroline Brewer, Mark Diekevers, Gregory Kaufmann, Daniel Knobloch, Kevin Steiner, Timothy Thorson, Martin Tagore Joseph Xavier.

United States Patent	D769,333
Knobloch , et al.	October 18, 2016

Track link

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a track link, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Knobloch; Daniel (Peoria, IL), Diekevers; Mark (Peoria, IL), Thorson; Timothy (Peoria, IL), Brewer; Caroline (Peoria, IL), Kaufmann; Gregory (Metamora, IL), Steiner; Kevin (Peoria, IL), Akinlua; Temitope (Peoria, IL), Xavier; Martin Tagore Joseph (Chennai, IN)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Caterpillar Inc.	Peoria	IL	US

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)

Appl. No.:

D/522,677

Filed:

April 1, 2015

Current U.S. Class:	D15/28
Current International Class:	1503
Field of Search:	;D15/10,22-26,28 ;305/185-187,199,201,200,204,198,190,193,194,195,196 ;59/80,78,82,35.1

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Primary Examiner: Goodwin; Mark
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a track link showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 10 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof.

The gray shading represents surface contour of the claimed design, not surface ornamentation or any particular color.

The dot-dash broken lines illustrate boundaries of the claimed design; the boundaries themselves form no part of the claimed design.

The uniform dashed broken lines illustrate structure or features that form no part of the claimed design.

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