U.S. patent number D655,001 [Application Number D/391,536] was granted by the patent office on 2012-02-28 for needle shield. This patent grant is currently assigned to West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. Invention is credited to Bernd Becker, Dirk Zolcher.
United States Patent | D655,001 |
Becker , et al. | February 28, 2012 |
Inventors: | Becker; Bernd (Aachen, DE), Zolcher; Dirk (Nideggen, DE) |
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Assignee: | West Pharmaceutical Services
Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Eschweiler, DE) |
Appl. No.: | D/391,536 |
Filed: | May 10, 2011 |
Current U.S. Class: | D24/130 |
Current International Class: | 2402 |
Field of Search: | ;D24/112-114,130 ;604/93,6.12,164-165,166-167,110,187-189,192-194,198,208,218,223,232,240-241,243,263-264 |
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