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Receptacle

Granted 4 Jan 2022 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Gen-Probe · originally Hologic

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Inventors: David A. Buse, Byron J. Knight · Examiner: David G Muller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/678,153
filed 25 Jan 2019
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D940305
granted 4 Jan 2022

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Description

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›The FIGURE is a top side perspective view…

The FIGURE is a top side perspective view of a receptacle showing the claimed design.

Portions of the receptacle that are not shown form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in the FIGURE show portions of the receptacle that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/121

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Pendency
2.9 y
1,075 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
non-final + final
Responses
3
no RCE
Examiner
David G Muller
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 13 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

20 members · 5 offices
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Members
20
DOCDB simple family 56799537
Offices
5
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Granted
10 of 20
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Non-English titles
6
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-2018209731-A1A126 Jul 20182 Aug 2016publishedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
USUS-10443935-B2B215 Oct 20192 Aug 2016grantedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
USUS-2019390903-A1A126 Dec 20194 Sep 2019publishedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
USUS-11035613-B2B215 Jun 20214 Sep 2019grantedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
USUS-2021310734-A1A17 Oct 202111 Jun 2021publishedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
USthis patentUS-D940305-SS14 Jan 202225 Jan 2019grantedReceptacle
USUS-11668525-B2B26 Jun 202311 Jun 2021grantedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
USUS-D1051368-SS112 Nov 202414 Jun 2021grantedReceptacle
EPEP-3332200-A1A113 Jun 20182 Aug 2016publishedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
EPEP-3332200-B1B16 Oct 20212 Aug 2016grantedAppareil pour conserver un milieu contrôléfr
EPEP-3949732-A1A19 Feb 20222 Aug 2016publishedRéceptacle pour recevoir une ou plusieurs substances devant être lyophiliséesfr
KRKR-20180035890-AA6 Apr 20182 Aug 2016published제어된 환경을 유지하는 장치ko
KRKR-20200096698-AA12 Aug 20202 Aug 2016publishedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
KRKR-102296720-B1B12 Sep 20212 Aug 2016granted제어된 환경을 유지하는 장치ko
KRKR-102408787-B1B115 Jun 20222 Aug 2016granted제어된 환경을 유지하는 장치ko
CNCN-107923706-AA17 Apr 20182 Aug 2016published用于维持受控环境的设备zh
CNCN-107923706-BB2 Oct 20202 Aug 2016grantedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
CNCN-112146362-AA29 Dec 20202 Aug 2016publishedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
CNCN-112146362-BB3 Jun 20222 Aug 2016grantedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment
WOWO-2017023934-A1A19 Feb 20172 Aug 2016publishedApparatus for maintaining a controlled environment

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