Mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps
Kim , et al. October 5, 2
Patent Grant D932626
U.S. patent number D932,626 [Application Number D/652,113] was granted by the patent office on 2021-10-05 for mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps. This patent grant is currently assigned to PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is ProSomnus Sleep Technologies, Inc.. Invention is credited to Sung Kim, David W. Kuhns, Leonard A. Liptak.
| United States Patent | D932,626 |
| Kim , et al. | October 5, 2021 |
Mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for an mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Kim; Sung (Pleasanton, CA), Kuhns; David W. (Pleasanton, CA), Liptak; Leonard A. (Pleasanton, CA) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES,
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| Appl. No.: | D/652,113 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | May 13, 2020 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D24/181 |
| Current International Class: | 2402 |
| Field of Search: | ;D24/176-178,180-181 ;D29/108 |
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Primary Examiner: Laymon; Wan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Greer, Burns & Crain, LTD. Einhorn; Gregory P.
Description
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.
FIG. 4 is a back view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.
FIG. 5 is a right side view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.
FIG. 6 is a left side view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.
FIG. 7 is a top view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps; and,
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.
The broken line in the drawings is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps and forms no part of the claimed design.
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