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Vial

Granted 25 Aug 2009 · no office action yet

Application
29/318,272
filed 16 May 2008
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US D599032
granted 25 Aug 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a first embodiment of our new design for a vial with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is a back elevation view thereof with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 7 is a front right top perspective view thereof with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 8 is a front right bottom perspective view thereof with the top in a closed position;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 10 is a back elevation view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof with the top in an open position, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front right top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position and shown with the unclaimed environment;

FIG. 15 is a front left top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 16 is a back right top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 17 is a back left top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 18 is a front right bottom perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 19 is a back right bottom perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 20 — 20 in FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 21 — 21 in FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 22 is a front right bottom perspective view of a second embodiment of our new design for a vial with the top in an open position;

FIG. 23 is a back right bottom perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 24 — 24 in FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 25 — 25 in FIG. 15 ;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view of a third embodiment with the top in an open position;

FIG. 27 is a front right top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 28 is a front left top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 29 is a back right top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 30 is a back left top perspective view thereof with the top in an open position;

FIG. 31 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 31 — 31 in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 32 — 32 in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 33 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 33 — 33 in FIG. 28 ; and,

FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 34 — 34 in FIG. 28 .

The broken lines in the drawings represent environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/224

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D599032-SS125 Aug 200916 May 2008grantedVial
USUS-D631168-SS118 Jan 201124 Aug 2009grantedVial
›Other offices — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-320782-SS21 Aug 20085 Jun 2008publishedOval vial with insert and false bottom
AUAU-320783-SS21 Aug 20085 Jun 2008publishedOval vial with spline insert
AUAU-320784-SS21 Aug 20085 Jun 2008publishedOval vial with insert
AUAU-320785-SS21 Aug 20085 Jun 2008publishedOval vial with platform
CACA-127717-SS3 Jul 201310 Sep 2008grantedOval vial with platform

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