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Male enteral coupling

Granted 18 Jul 2017 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: AVENT, INC. · originally NEOMED, INC.

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Inventors: John Burke, Benjamin Martin Davis, Aaron N. Ingram, Tony Doherty +1 · Examiner: David Muller · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/501,736
filed 8 Sep 2014
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US D792584
granted 18 Jul 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a male enteral coupling according to our new design.

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a first side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a second side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a first end view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a second end view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of male enteral coupling is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the “article” and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/127

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Examiner
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art unit 2919 · TC 2900
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