U.S. patent number D759,342 [Application Number D/541,114] was granted by the patent office on 2016-06-21 for shaped tortilla. This patent grant is currently assigned to General Mills, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is General Mills, Inc.. Invention is credited to Robert G Clements, Shivakumar Elayedath, Amy R Fleury, Zachary Harder.
United States Patent | D759,342 |
Clements , et al. | June 21, 2016 |
Inventors: | Clements; Robert G (Plymouth, MN), Elayedath; Shivakumar (Eden Prairie, MN), Fleury; Amy R (Arden Hills, MN), Harder; Zachary (Crystal, MN) | ||||||||||
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Applicant: |
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Assignee: | General Mills, Inc.
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Appl. No.: | D/541,114 | ||||||||||
Filed: | September 30, 2015 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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Current U.S. Class: | D1/122; D1/130 |
Current International Class: | 0101 |
Field of Search: | ;D1/100-130,199 ;D7/504,509,510,523,524,555,566,568,584-587,602,672,300.1,629,653,654,402,667,400 ;D21/386 ;D19/91 ;426/92,94,95,99,101,138-139,143,279,282,283,391,514 ;D11/146,151,154,164 ;D14/480.5,484.1 ;47/72 ;D26/113,134 ;229/400 ;D9/425 |
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