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Bottle cap

Granted 29 Nov 2016 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Abbott Laboratories

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Inventors: Roger W. Accurso · Examiner: Robert M Spear · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application

29/531,459

filed 25 Jun 2015

Publication

Not published

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US D772707

granted 29 Nov 2016

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Description

1 parts

›The sole FIGURE is a perspective view of…

The sole FIGURE is a perspective view of a bottle cap.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a bottle cap, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/447

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Pendency

1.4 y

523 days filing → grant

Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

Robert M Spear

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1 priority documents

Priority

13 Mar 2013

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61780355	13 Mar 2013

Worldwide family

22 members · 6 offices

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US · EP · JP · CN · WO

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2014263316-A1	A1	18 Sep 2014	20 Dec 2013	published	Keyed Caps for Containers and Devices and Systems Related Thereto
US	US-9403629-B2	B2	2 Aug 2016	20 Dec 2013	granted	Keyed caps for containers and devices and systems related thereto
USthis patent	US-D772707-S	S1	29 Nov 2016	25 Jun 2015	granted	Bottle cap
US	US-2017001776-A1	A1	5 Jan 2017	12 Jul 2016	published	Keyed Caps for Containers and Devices and Systems Related Thereto
US	US-10273065-B2	B2	30 Apr 2019	12 Jul 2016	granted	Keyed caps for containers and devices and systems related thereto
US	US-D854182-S	S1	16 Jul 2019	25 Jun 2015	granted	Bottle cap
US	US-2019308783-A1	A1	10 Oct 2019	20 Mar 2019	published	Keyed caps for containers and devices and systems related thereto
US	US-11034495-B2	B2	15 Jun 2021	20 Mar 2019	granted	Keyed caps for containers and devices and systems related thereto
EP	EP-2969828-A1	A1	20 Jan 2016	20 Dec 2013	published	Bouchons à verrouillage pour récipients et dispositifs et systèmes associésfr
EP	EP-2969828-A4	A4	2 Nov 2016	20 Dec 2013	published	Bouchons à verrouillage pour récipients et dispositifs et systèmes associésfr
EP	EP-2969828-B1	B1	18 Dec 2019	20 Dec 2013	granted	Bouchons à verrouillage pour récipients et dispositifs et systèmes associésfr
EP	EP-3670381-A1	A1	24 Jun 2020	20 Dec 2013	published	Keyed caps for containers and devices and systems related thereto
EP	EP-3670381-B1	B1	17 Nov 2021	20 Dec 2013	granted	Bouchons à verrouillage pour récipients et dispositifs et systèmes associésfr
JP	JP-2016513800-A	A	16 May 2016	20 Dec 2013	published	容器のための有鍵キャップ及びそれに関連するデバイスとシステムja
JP	JP-6437513-B2	B2	12 Dec 2018	20 Dec 2013	granted	容器のための有鍵キャップ及びそれに関連するデバイスとシステムja
JP	JP-2019053080-A	A	4 Apr 2019	14 Nov 2018	published	Keyed caps for containers, and devices and systems related thereto
JP	JP-2021167817-A	A	21 Oct 2021	15 Jun 2021	published	容器のための有鍵キャップ及びそれに関連するデバイスとシステムja
CN	CN-105121294-A	A	2 Dec 2015	20 Dec 2013	published	用于容器的键控盖以及与其相关的装置和系统zh
CN	CN-105121294-B	B	4 Sep 2018	20 Dec 2013	granted	Keying lid for container and relative device and system
WO	WO-2014143331-A1	A1	18 Sep 2014	20 Dec 2013	published	Keyed caps for containers and devices and systems related thereto

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
ES	ES-2770423-T3	T3	1 Jul 2020	20 Dec 2013	granted	Tapas enchavetadas para recipientes y sistemas relacionados con las mismases
ES	ES-2905781-T3	T3	12 Apr 2022	20 Dec 2013	granted	Tapas enchavetadas para recipientes y dispositivos y sistemas relacionados con las mismases

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