USPatentGranted
S1

Enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure

Granted 11 Jul 2017 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Fresenius Kabi USA · originally Fresenius Medical Care

Law firm: Law firm · Log in to unlock

Attorney: Attorney · Log in to unlock

Inventors: Michael Becker · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/545,163
filed 10 Nov 2015
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D791938
granted 11 Jul 2017

Life of the patent

9 dated events
⤢ drag to zoom20162018202020222024202620282030203220342036ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & fees
ProsecutionOwnershipTerm & feeshover for detail · click to open

Description

1 parts
›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 a back view of the enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is an elevational end view of the enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure taken from the right-hand side of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 5 is an elevational end view of the enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure taken from the left-hand side of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure FIG. 2 ; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the enteral feeding connector male component with tethered closure of FIG. 2 .

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines are directed to portions of the article excluded from the claim. The broken line disclosure forms no part of the claimed design.

the grant prints no section headings; every part label below is ours, taken from that part's own first words

Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

1 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/129

Claim changes

Soon
Coming soonHow the claims changed between publication and grant

See which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.

AmendedAddedCancelledUnchanged

The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.

File wrapper

⤢ drag to zoomOct 2015Jan 2016Apr 2016Jul 2016Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Jul 2017USPTOApplicantNon-final rejectionResponse after non-finalFinal rejectionResponse after finalNotice of allowance
USPTOApplicanthover for detail · click to open
Pendency
1.7 y
609 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
non-final + final
Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
Citations: 16 back · 0 forward

See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.

Log in to unlock

Chain of title

⤢ drag to zoom20162018202020222024202620282030203220342036Owner 1
Titlehover for detail · click to open

See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.

Log in to unlock

Term & fees

See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.

Log in to unlock

Validity challenges

See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.

Log in to unlock

Citations

See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.

Log in to unlock