Perforated taco shell

Fenske , et al.

Patent Grant D851355

U.S. patent number D851,355 [Application Number D/638,498] was granted by the patent office on 2019-06-18 for perforated taco shell. This patent grant is currently assigned to General Mills, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is General Mills, Inc.. Invention is credited to Shivakumar Elayedath, John J Fenske, Sean Igo, Andrew David King, David Morrison Russell, Samuel Whitmore, Mark Anthony Zentile.


United States Patent D851,355
Fenske ,   et al. June 18, 2019

Perforated taco shell

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a perforated taco shell, as shown and described.
Inventors: Fenske; John J (Shoreview, MN), Elayedath; Shivakumar (Eden Prairie, MN), Igo; Sean (Minnetonka, MN), King; Andrew David (St Neots, GB), Russell; David Morrison (Sheffield, GB), Whitmore; Samuel (Cambridge, GB), Zentile; Mark Anthony (Heidelberg, DE)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

General Mills, Inc.

Minneapolis

MN

US
Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Appl. No.: D/638,498
Filed: February 27, 2018

Current U.S. Class: D1/122
Current International Class: 0101
Field of Search: ;D1/100-130,199 ;D7/504,509,510,523,524,555,566,568,584-587,602,672,601,629,653,654 ;D21/386 ;D19/90,91 ;426/92,94,95,99,101,138-139,143,279,282,283,391,514 ;D11/146,151,154 ;D14/480.5,484.1

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Foreign Patent Documents
WO 1998/019549 May 1998 WO

Other References

Mintel, "Small Crisp Unleavened Matzo Bread with Chestnut", retrieved from www.gnpd.com, Jun. 2013. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Stofko; Katie Jane
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Deideriks & Whitelaw, PLC Crimmins, Esq.; John L.

Description



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a perforated taco shell according to an embodiment of the present design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the perforated taco shell, with the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the perforated taco shell;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the perforated taco shell;

FIG. 5 is right side elevational view of the perforated taco shell, with the left side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a perforated taco shell according to another embodiment of the present design;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the perforated taco shell of FIG. 6, with the rear view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the perforated taco shell of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the perforated taco shell of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is right side elevational view of the perforated taco shell of FIG. 6, with the left side view being a mirror image thereof.

The evenly-spaced broken lines shown in FIGS. 1-10 illustrate portions of the perforated taco shell that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 6 and 7 illustrate the boundary of the claimed design that forms no part thereof.

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