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Granted 28 Jun 2011 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Signode Industrial Group · originally Crown Packaging Technology

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Inventors: Brian Fields · Examiner: Dominic Simone · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/289,429
filed 19 Jul 2007
Publication
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US RE42485
granted 28 Jun 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a can end showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof; the other side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The dashed lines are shown in the views for illustrative or disclosure purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D94/38

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Pendency
3.9 y
1,440 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
2
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Examiner
Dominic Simone
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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5 members · 2 offices
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USUS-D476889-SS18 Jul 20031 Oct 2001grantedCan end
USUS-D507485-SS119 Jul 20051 Jul 2003grantedCan end
USthis patentUS-RE42485-EE128 Jun 201119 Jul 2007grantedCan end
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