Disposable plate
Granted 7 Dec 2004 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Hoffmaster Group, Inc. · originally Solo Cup
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Inventors: John Howard Loudenslager, John Stewart Gitschlag, Brian C. Bone, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer +3 · Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi · AU 2913 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a disposable plate;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the plate of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the plate of FIG. 1, wih an opposite view being identical thereto;
FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the plate of FIG. 1, with an opposite view being identical thereto;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the plate of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the plate of the present invention, being a mirror-image of the plate of FIGS. 1-5;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the plate of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the plate of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the plate of FIG. 7, with an opposite view being identical thereto;
FIG. 10 is a side elevation view of the plate of FIG. 7, with an opposite view being identical thereto;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the plate of FIG. 7; and,
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of a fourth embodiment of the plate of the present invention, being a mirror-image of the plate of FIGS. 7-11.
Broken lines in the Figures form no part of the claimed design.
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10 members · 2 offices›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D494816-S | S1 | 24 Aug 2004 | 30 May 2003 | granted | Ergonomic disposable plate |
| US | US-D494817-S | S1 | 24 Aug 2004 | 30 May 2003 | granted | Ergonomic disposable plate |
| US | US-D496825-S | S1 | 5 Oct 2004 | 30 May 2003 | granted | Ergonomic disposable plate handle |
| US | US-D497774-S | S1 | 2 Nov 2004 | 30 May 2003 | granted | Ergonomic disposable plate |
| US | US-D498980-S | S1 | 30 Nov 2004 | 3 Dec 2003 | granted | Disposable plate |
| USthis patent | US-D499304-S | S1 | 7 Dec 2004 | 3 Dec 2003 | granted | Disposable plate |
| US | US-D499933-S | S1 | 21 Dec 2004 | 30 May 2003 | granted | Ergonomic disposable plate bottom |
| US | US-D499936-S | S1 | 21 Dec 2004 | 30 May 2003 | granted | Ergonomic disposable plate |
| US | US-D515866-S | S1 | 28 Feb 2006 | 3 Dec 2003 | granted | Disposable plate |
›Other offices — 1 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | CR-7803-A | A | 4 Aug 2005 | 21 Apr 2005 | published | Plato desechable ergonomicamente mejoradoes |
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