Sharps container
Granted 19 Aug 2003 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Cardinal Health · originally Sherwood Services AG
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Inventors: Robert J. Panek, Jr., John C. Japuntich, James A. Arendt, Jack Salzman +3 · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is front view of a sharps…
FIG. 1 is front view of a sharps container.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a top view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.
The features indicated in the figures in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The left side view of the sharps container (not shown) is a mirror image of the right side view illustrated in FIG. 2.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D478664-S | S1 | 19 Aug 2003 | 17 May 2002 | granted | Sharps container |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-154129-S | S | 23 Dec 2003 | 15 Nov 2002 | published | Container |
| CA | CA-101259-S | S | 11 Feb 2004 | 18 Nov 2002 | granted | Sharps container |
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