U.S. patent number D487,669 [Application Number D/182,704] was granted by the patent office on 2004-03-23 for ergonomic disposable plate sidewall. This patent grant is currently assigned to Solo Cup Company. Invention is credited to Brian C. Bone, John Stewart Gitschlag, Kimberly Vaile Healy, James Tam Joines, Jr., John Howard Loudenslager, Bryce G. Rutter, Stephen A. Smith, Jan R. Stillerman, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer.
United States Patent | D487,669 |
Smith , et al. | March 23, 2004 |
Inventors: | Smith; Stephen A. (Naperville, IL), Wiedmeyer; Warren Giles (Trevor, WI), Gitschlag; John Stewart (Chicago, IL), Joines, Jr.; James Tam (Gurnee, IL), Healy; Kimberly Vaile (Chicago, IL), Rutter; Bryce G. (St. Louis, MO), Loudenslager; John Howard (Phoenix, AZ), Bone; Brian C. (St. Louis, MO), Stillerman; Jan R. (Phoenix, AZ) |
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Assignee: | Solo Cup Company (Highland
Park, IL) |
Appl. No.: | D/182,704 |
Filed: | May 30, 2003 |
Current U.S. Class: | D7/396.1 |
Current International Class: | 0799 |
Field of Search: | ;D7/543,545,548,552.1,554.2,393,396.1 ;220/575,574,23.83,485 ;206/217,542 ;229/4.5 |
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