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Sharps container

Granted 11 Aug 2020 · 4 office actions

Assignee: HEALTHBEACON, LTD.

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Inventors: James Joyce, Kieran Daly · Examiner: David G Muller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/595,646

filed 1 Mar 2017

Publication

Not published

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US D893025

granted 11 Aug 2020

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a front view of the…

FIG. 1 is a front view of the design for a sharps container;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a sharps container, substantially as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/131

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Pendency

3.4 y

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Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

David G Muller

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4 members · 4 offices

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US · JP

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3 of 4

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D893025-S	S1	11 Aug 2020	1 Mar 2017	granted	Sharps container
JP	JP-1602497-S	S	23 Apr 2018	31 Aug 2017	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-201715132-S	S	26 Sep 2017	29 Aug 2017	published	Sharps container
CA	CA-176665-S	S	22 Oct 2018	30 Aug 2017	granted	Sharps container

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