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Seal for a produce storage container

Granted 6 May 2014 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Glas Americas LLC · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Jan-Hendrik de Groote, Nathan E. Shirley · Examiner: Phillip S Hyder · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/421,053
filed 11 May 2012
Publication
Not published
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US D703996
granted 6 May 2014

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front and right…

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a seal for a produce storage container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom, front and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D07/391

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Pendency
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725 days filing → grant
Office actions
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Examiner
Phillip S Hyder
art unit 2917 · TC 2900
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USthis patentUS-D703996-SS16 May 201411 May 2012grantedSeal for a produce storage container
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-345410-SS7 Nov 201215 Oct 2012publishedSeal for a container
BRBR-302012005454-S1S124 Dec 201318 Oct 2012publishedConfiguração aplicada em tampa para recipiente de armazenamento de produtospt
CACA-147856-SS25 Sep 201311 Oct 2012grantedSeal for a produce storage container

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