USPatentGranted

End cap of a smoking article

Granted 17 May 2016 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Altria Client Services · originally Altria Group, Inc.

Inventors: Eric Hawes, Tony Gatta, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, David R. Schiff · Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application

29/498,129

filed 31 Jul 2014

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US D756564

granted 17 May 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of an end cap of a smoking article showing a first embodiment of my new design.

FIG. 2 is left side perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a right side perspective view of an end cap of a smoking article showing a second embodiment of my new design.

FIG. 10 is left side perspective view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a right side elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for an end cap of a smoking article, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D27/194

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Rosemary K Tarcza

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D756564-S	S1	17 May 2016	31 Jul 2014	granted	End cap of a smoking article

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-160722-S	S	25 Jan 2016	30 Jan 2015	granted	Electronic smoking article
CA	CA-166253-S	S	25 Jan 2016	30 Jan 2015	granted	End cap of a smoking article
UA	UA-31326-S	S	25 Jan 2016	30 Jan 2015	published	Наконечник курильного приладдяuk

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