USPatent applicationPatented

Cap for closing a vial

Granted 31 Jan 2023 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Gen-Probe · originally Hologic

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Inventors: Byron J. Knight · Examiner: Wendy L Arminio · AU 2921 · TC 2900

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29/751,799
filed 23 Sep 2020
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Patent
US D977144
granted 31 Jan 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a cap for closing a vial showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

Portions of the cap for closing a vial that are not shown form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the cap for closing a vial that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/231D24/224

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