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Seal for a food container

Granted 23 Oct 2007 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Wells Fargo · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Dimitri M. C. J. Backaert, Jan-Hendrik de Groote · Examiner: Terry A. Wallace · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/264,919
filed 22 Aug 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D553444
granted 23 Oct 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a seal for a food container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of FIG. 1 ; the rear elevation view being identical thereto;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 1 ; the left side elevation view being identical thereto;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1 .

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/602

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Pendency
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427 days filing → grant
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Examiner
Terry A. Wallace
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USthis patentUS-D553444-SS123 Oct 200722 Aug 2006grantedSeal for a food container
USUS-D565907-SS18 Apr 200827 Jul 2007grantedSeal for a food container
›Other offices — 7 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-313359-SS22 Mar 200725 Jan 2007publishedLid
AUAU-313360-SS22 Mar 200725 Jan 2007publishedLid
CACA-118927-SS28 Nov 20079 Jan 2007grantedSeal for a food container
CACA-120607-SS28 Nov 20079 Jan 2007grantedSeal for a food container
CRCR-8915-SS21 Feb 20087 Feb 2007publishedSello de recipiente para comidaes
ECEC-SDI077257-SS29 Mar 200715 Feb 2007publishedno title held
GTGT-200700010-SS3 Dec 200716 Feb 2007publishedSello de recipiente para comidaes

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