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Cap gripper

Granted 24 Apr 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Smithkline Beecham Corporation · originally SmithKline Beecham Corporation

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Inventors: Jason Vallier, James L. Pitassi, Linda Carducci-Cosgrove · Examiner: Jeffrey Asch · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
117421
filed 27 Jan 2000
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US D440843
granted 24 Apr 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a design for a cap gripper in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the design of FIG. 1.

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D08/40

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