Portions of a fruit ripening container

Chiang , et al. September 11, 2

Patent Grant D550514

U.S. patent number D550,514 [Application Number D/250,626] was granted by the patent office on 2007-09-11 for portions of a fruit ripening container. This patent grant is currently assigned to Chia C. Chiang, Brent D. Sokol. Invention is credited to Max Burton, Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Brent D. Sokol.

United States Patent D550,514
Chiang ,   et al. September 11, 2007
Portions of a fruit ripening container
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for portions of a fruit ripening container, as shown and described.
Inventors: Chiang; Chia C. (Los Angeles, CA), McEldowney; Blake (New York, NY), Burton; Max (Portland, OR), Sokol; Brent D. (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Chiang; Chia C. (Los Angeles, CA)
Sokol; Brent D. (Los Angeles, CA)
Appl. No.: D/250,626
Filed: November 23, 2006
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
29224068 Feb 23, 2005
Current U.S. Class: D7/629
Current International Class: 0701
Field of Search: ;D7/538-542,602,629,368,669,412,391-392.1 ;D9/424-429 ;62/457.1-457.9,371,372 ;99/467-482 ;426/118,106 ;220/786-806
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Primary Examiner: Wallace; Terry A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sokol, Esq.; Brent D.
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fruit ripening container.

FIG. 2 is a front view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is top view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the portions of a fruit ripening container of FIG. 1. The opposite side of the portions of a fruit ripening container is a mirror image of the side view.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fruit ripening container.

FIG. 6 is a front view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a top view of portions of the fruit ripening container of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a side view of the portions of a fruit ripening container of FIG. 1. The opposite side portions of the fruit ripening container is a mirror image of the side shown.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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