Module for use in a test instrument Patent Grant Blier , et al. [EXFO INC.]

Module for use in a test instrument

Blier , et al.

Patent Grant D842144

U.S. patent number D842,144 [Application Number D/614,126] was granted by the patent office on 2019-03-05 for module for use in a test instrument. This patent grant is currently assigned to EXFO Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is EXFO INC.. Invention is credited to Michel Blier, Patrice Gonay, Sebastien Nadeau, Pascal Recoura-Massaquant.

United States Patent	D842,144
Blier , et al.	March 5, 2019

Module for use in a test instrument

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a module for use in a test instrument, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Blier; Michel (Montreal, CA), Gonay; Patrice (St-Gabriel de Valcartier, CA), Nadeau; Sebastien (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA), Recoura-Massaquant; Pascal (Quebec, CA)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
EXFO INC.	Quebec	N/A	CA

Assignee:

EXFO Inc. (Quebec, CA)

Appl. No.:

D/614,126

Filed:

August 16, 2017

Related U.S. Patent Documents


Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
29547809	Dec 8, 2015	D798171

Current U.S. Class:	D10/75
Current International Class:	1004
Field of Search:	;D10/46,75

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D343799	February 1994	Spinks
D365291	December 1995	Chitty
D377319	January 1997	Amano
D573495	July 2008	Chen
D608959	January 2010	Kim
2013/0004131	January 2013	Skepnek

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Primary Examiner: Davis; Antoine D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Chotard; Helene

Description

FIG. 1 is a first oblique view of the module for use in a test instrument, taken from the front and left side, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another oblique view thereof, taken from the back and right side;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof,

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof,

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The dashed line showing of structural lines is included for the purpose of illustrating non-claimed subject matter and forms no part of the claimed design.

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