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						Patent
 
						   D896225
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Priority
 
						Jul 06 2012
					 
				 
				
					
						Filed
						Oct 05 2018
 
					 
				 
				
					
						Issued
						Sep 15 2020
					 
				 
				
					
						Expiry
						Sep 15 2035
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			  The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.
			  
			  
			  
			  
			 
		 
	 
 
	
The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
The sole FIGURE is a front view of a connector showing the claimed design.
 
	
	Akana, Jody , Andre, Bartley K. , Bataillou, Jeremy , Coster, Daniel J. , De Iuliis, Daniele , Hankey, M. Evans , Hoenig, Julian , Howarth, Richard P. , Ive, Jonathan P. , Kerr, Duncan Robert , Nishibori, Shin , Rohrbach, Matthew Dean , Russell-Clarke, Peter , Stringer, Christopher J. , Whang, Eugene Antony , Zörkendörfer, Rico 
	
	
	  
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