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   D712852
Priority
Mar 20 2012
Filed
Mar 20 2012
Issued
Sep 09 2014
Expiry
Sep 09 2028
Inventors
Gurary, Al…
Assg.orig
Veeco Inst…
Assg.curr
Veeco Inst…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
3
References
63
Maint.:
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The ornamental design for a spindle key, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a spindle key showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the drawings represent portions of the spindle key that form no part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Gurary, Alexander I., Boguslavskiy, Vadim, Krishnan, Sandeep, Moy, Keng, King, Matthew, Krommenhoek, Steven

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