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Contoured neck for a beverage container

Granted 24 Dec 2019 · no office action yet

Assignee: Ball Corporation

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Inventors: Mark A. Jacober, Howard C. Chasteen · Examiner: Lauren R Calve · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/603,543

filed 10 May 2017

Publication

Not published

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US D870567

granted 24 Dec 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a contoured neck for a beverage container;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof.

The broken lines showing environment are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a contoured neck for a beverage container, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/772

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Pendency

2.6 y

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Examiner

Lauren R Calve

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9 members · 4 offices

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3 of 9

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D787952-S	S1	30 May 2017	29 Aug 2012	granted	Contoured neck for a beverage container
USthis patent	US-D870567-S	S1	24 Dec 2019	10 May 2017	granted	Contoured neck for a beverage container

›Other offices — 7 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-348046-S	S	12 Apr 2013	27 Feb 2013	published	Beverage container
AU	AU-348047-S	S	12 Apr 2013	27 Feb 2013	published	Beverage container
AU	AU-348048-S	S	12 Apr 2013	27 Feb 2013	published	Beverage container
AU	AU-348049-S	S	12 Apr 2013	27 Feb 2013	published	Beverage container
AU	AU-348051-S	S	12 Apr 2013	27 Feb 2013	published	Beverage container
BR	BR-302013000853-S1	S1	3 Jun 2014	27 Feb 2013	published	Configuração aplicada em latapt
CA	CA-149635-S	S	7 Feb 2014	8 Feb 2013	granted	Beverage container

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