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Gelatin mold

Granted 17 Feb 2004 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Dart Industries Inc. · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Peter F. Kotsonis, Brent E. D'Alessio · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/180,626
filed 28 Apr 2003
Publication
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US D486701
granted 17 Feb 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, right side and…

FIG. 1 is a top, right side and front perspective view with the insert shown in phantom lines exploded away from the base and tray of a gelatin mold showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof; the rear elevation being identical thereto:

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof; the left side elevation being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Classifications

2 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/672

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Examiner
Terry A. Wallace
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USthis patentUS-D486701-SS117 Feb 200428 Apr 2003grantedGelatin mold
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AUAU-154396-SS2 Feb 200410 Oct 2003publishedMold
CACA-104485-SS7 Oct 20048 Oct 2003grantedGelatin mold
ECEC-SDI034814-SS1 Dec 200320 Oct 2003publishedno title held
GTGT-200300043-SS21 Sep 200721 Oct 2003publishedMolde para gelatina.es

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