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Seal for a food container

Granted 8 Apr 2008 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Wells Fargo · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Dimitri M. C. J. Backaert, Jan-Hendrik de Groote · Examiner: Terry A Wallace · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application

29/289,644

filed 27 Jul 2007

Publication

Not published

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US D565907

granted 8 Apr 2008

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2 dated events

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seal for a food container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear and side views being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a seal for a food container, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D07/601D75/84

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Pendency

0.7 y

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Office actions

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Examiner

Terry A Wallace

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9 members · 6 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D553444-S	S1	23 Oct 2007	22 Aug 2006	granted	Seal for a food container
USthis patent	US-D565907-S	S1	8 Apr 2008	27 Jul 2007	granted	Seal for a food container

›Other offices — 7 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-313359-S	S	22 Mar 2007	25 Jan 2007	published	Lid
AU	AU-313360-S	S	22 Mar 2007	25 Jan 2007	published	Lid
CA	CA-118927-S	S	28 Nov 2007	9 Jan 2007	granted	Seal for a food container
CA	CA-120607-S	S	28 Nov 2007	9 Jan 2007	granted	Seal for a food container
CR	CR-8915-S	S	21 Feb 2008	7 Feb 2007	published	Sello de recipiente para comidaes
EC	EC-SDI077257-S	S	29 Mar 2007	15 Feb 2007	published	no title held
GT	GT-200700010-S	S	3 Dec 2007	16 Feb 2007	published	Sello de recipiente para comidaes

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