Seal

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seal showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is cross-sectional view of the portion 8-8 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion 9-9 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the section 10 of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the section 11 of FIG. 2.

The dash-dot broken lines represent the boundaries of the claim that form no part of the claim. The evenly spaced dashed broken lines illustrate portions of the seal that form no part of the claim.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Yamamoto; Takahiro (Gojo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type NIPPON VALQUA INDUSTRIES, LTD. Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	VALQUA, LTD. (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/645,568
Filed:	April 27, 2018

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29571746	Jul 21, 2016	D819187

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 26, 2016 [JP]			2016-001512
Jan 26, 2016 [JP]			2016-001513
Jan 26, 2016 [JP]			2016-001514
Jan 26, 2016 [JP]			2016-001515

Current U.S. Class:	D23/269
Current International Class:	2301
Field of Search:	;D23/262,269 ;277/351-359,504,562-563,572,361-364,381-382,394-395,606,616,314 ;285/42-50

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Primary Examiner: Goodman; Eric L
Assistant Examiner: Wierenga; Amy C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dickinson Wright PLLC

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