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Syringe tip cap

Granted 27 Jul 2004 · no office action yet

Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company

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Inventors: Charles G. Hwang · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/180,313

filed 22 Apr 2003

Publication

Not published

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US D493526

granted 27 Jul 2004

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a syringe tip cap showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right elevational view thereof, the left elevational view being a mirror image of the right elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showings of FIGS. 1-5 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Classifications

2 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A61M5/31

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/130

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Pendency

1.3 y

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Examiner

Ian Simmons

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14 members · 7 offices

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US · EP · JP · CN · WO

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D493526-S	S1	27 Jul 2004	22 Apr 2003	granted	Syringe tip cap
US	US-2004215148-A1	A1	28 Oct 2004	22 Oct 2003	published	Syringe tip cap
US	US-9415168-B2	B2	16 Aug 2016	22 Oct 2003	granted	Syringe tip cap
US	US-2016310671-A1	A1	27 Oct 2016	6 Jul 2016	published	Syringe Tip Cap
US	US-10980944-B2	B2	20 Apr 2021	6 Jul 2016	granted	Syringe tip cap
EP	EP-1615685-A1	A1	18 Jan 2006	22 Oct 2003	published	Spritzenendstückkappede
EP	EP-1615685-B1	B1	8 Sep 2010	22 Oct 2003	granted	Spritzenendstückkappede
JP	JP-2006515196-A	A	25 May 2006	22 Oct 2003	published	注射器先端キャップja
JP	JP-4753582-B2	B2	24 Aug 2011	22 Oct 2003	granted	注射器先端キャップja
CN	CN-1771065-A	A	10 May 2006	22 Oct 2003	published	Port cover of injector
CN	CN-1771065-B	B	13 Jun 2012	22 Oct 2003	granted	注射器端盖zh
WO	WO-2004096324-A1	A1	11 Nov 2004	22 Oct 2003	published	Coiffe de seringuefr

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2003280007-A1	A1	23 Nov 2004	22 Oct 2003	published	Syringe tip cap
ES	ES-2351988-T3	T3	14 Feb 2011	22 Oct 2003	granted	Tapa de punta de jeringuilla.es

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