Flange extender

Description

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of a flange extender in a perspective view;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the drawings that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a flange extender, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Schiller; Eric (Westfield, NJ), Laskar; Christina Joy (Fort Lee, NJ), Aon; Mitali (Martinsville, NJ), Caizza; Richard (Union City, NJ), Bell; Jon (Waldwick, NJ)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY Princeton NJ US
Assignee:	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY (Princeton, NJ)
Family ID:	46172925
Appl. No.:	D/549,055
Filed:	December 18, 2015

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	13180070	Jul 11, 2011

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/130
Current CPC Class:	A61M5/3137 20130101; A61M2005/3139 20130101; Y10T29/49826 20150115
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/127-131,112-114,133,186 ;606/181,185 ;604/264,523-528,272,187,158,164.01-164.11,181,184,227 ;600/101,139,143 ;128/200.24,207.14,207.15

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Primary Examiner: Muller; David
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP