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Capsule

Granted 16 Oct 2007 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

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Inventors: Sandro Vetterli, legal representative · Examiner: Jennifer Rivard · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/214,096
filed 28 Sep 2004
Publication
Not published
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US D553294
granted 16 Oct 2007

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Description

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›The patent or application file contains at least…

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top of a color embodiment of a capsule;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the top thereof;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the bottom thereof;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a side thereof;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the front thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view taken from the top of a second color embodiment of a capsule;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the top thereof;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the bottom thereof;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a side thereof;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the front thereof;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view taken from the top of a third color embodiment of a capsule;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the top thereof;

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the bottom thereof;

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a side thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a plan view of the front thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D28/8.1

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Pendency
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1,113 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Jennifer Rivard
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