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Medical waste collection unit

Granted 24 Mar 2026 · no office action yet

Application
29/965,496
filed 27 Sep 2024
Publication
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US D1120315
granted 24 Mar 2026

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top, right side…

FIG. 1 is a front, top, right side perspective view of a medical waste collection unit showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, top, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

The dotted broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the medical waste collection unit that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/131

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David G Muller
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D959658-SS12 Aug 202212 Oct 2020grantedMedical waste collection unit
USUS-D1019941-SS126 Mar 202417 Jun 2022grantedMedical waste collection unit
USUS-D1050427-SS15 Nov 20241 Feb 2024grantedMedical waste collection unit
USthis patentUS-D1120315-SS124 Mar 202627 Sep 2024grantedMedical waste collection unit
JPJP-1712439-SS12 Apr 202212 Apr 2021granted医療廃棄物収集ユニットja
JPJP-1712440-SS12 Apr 202212 Apr 2021granted医療廃棄物収集ユニットja
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CACA-205677-SS11 Aug 202212 Apr 2021grantedMedical waste collection unit
CACA-205676-SS8 Sep 202212 Apr 2021grantedMedical waste collection unit

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