U.S. patent number D498,980 [Application Number D/194,888] was granted by the patent office on 2004-11-30 for disposable plate. This patent grant is currently assigned to Solo Cup Company. Invention is credited to Brian C. Bone, Ryan J. Bruce, John Stewart Gitschlag, Kimberly Vaile Healy, James Tam Joines, Jr., John Howard Loudenslager, Bryce G. Rutter, Stephen Alan Smith, Jan R. Stillerman, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer.
United States Patent | D498,980 |
Smith , et al. | November 30, 2004 |
Inventors: | Smith; Stephen Alan (Naperville, IL), Gitschlag; John Stewart (Chicago, IL), Joines, Jr.; James Tam (Gurnee, IL), Healy; Kimberly Vaile (Chicago, IL), Wiedmeyer; Warren Giles (Trevor, WI), Rutter; Bryce G. (St. Louis, MO), Loudenslager; John Howard (Phoenix, AZ), Bruce; Ryan J. (Tempe, 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/194,888 |
Filed: | December 3, 2003 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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277010 | Oct 21, 2002 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | D7/549; D7/553.6; D7/555 |
Current International Class: | 0701 |
Field of Search: | ;D7/546,555,549,553.6,396.1,587,552.1,545,543,393,360,359,560,548,586,554.3 ;D9/434,424,425,428 ;229/407 ;99/339 ;220/23.83,553,575,574,657,671 ;206/562,217 |
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