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`Enclosed for filing is the design patent application of Maki HIRAKAWAandTaro
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`Please address all correspondence concerning the present applicationto:
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`William A. Knoeller
`Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.
`P.O. Box 1404
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1404.
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`The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge any appropriate fees under
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`Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.
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`William A. Knoeller
`Registration No. 20,929
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`P.O. Box 1404
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`APPLICATION FOR DESIGN LETTERS
`PATENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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`Petition and Preamble
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`To the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks:
`Your petitioner or petitioners if more than one nameis listed below
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`Maki HIRAKAWAand Taro MOCHIDA
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`a citizen or subject (or if there is more than one petitioner) citizens or subjects, of respectively,
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`prays or‘pray that Letters Patent be granted to him or them for the new and original design for an
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`Be it knownthat I or we the above namedpetitioner or petitioners has or have invented a new,
`-priginal and ornamental design for an INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING FAT IN THE HUMAN
`.BODY ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing
`forming @ part hereof,
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`FIG. | is a perspective view showing the top, front edge and rightside right side edge of our
`new design for an Instrument for Measuring Fat in the Human Body;
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`FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
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`FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof:
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`FIG. 4 is a rear edge view thereof;
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`FIG. 5 is a front edge view thercof;
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`FIG. 6 is a left end perspective view thereof:
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`FIG. 8 is an alternative perspective view thereof, showing the instrumentin use.
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`The ornamental design for an INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURINGFAT IN THE HUMAN
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`Benton S. Lutter, lr,
`Joseph R Magnone
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`Address all telephone calls to:
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