Transportation – Aircraft – spacecraft – or fuselage
Design Patent
2002-02-05
2003-07-22
Jackson, Marcus A. (Department: 2911)
Transportation
Aircraft, spacecraft, or fuselage
Design Patent
active
D0477561
CLAIM:
The ornamental design for a supersonic aircraft, as shown and described.
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Jackson Marcus A.
Perkins Coie LLP
The Boeing Company
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