Pharmaceutical tablet

- Boots Company plc
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pharmaceutical tablet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view, the bottom view being identical thereto;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, viewed in the direction of arrows 3--3 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view, viewed in the direction of the arrows 4--4 of FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D229175 November 1973 Libertone
D295683 May 10, 1988 Kirk
3166476 January 1965 Lowey
4618487 October 21, 1986 DuBois et al.
4693886 September 15, 1987 Ayer
Other references
  • McNeilLab Inc., pamphlet (1983) Zomax.RTM. Tablet. Drug Standard, vol. 27, No. 5 Sep.-Oct. 1959, p. 126, Common Tablet and Capsule Shapes, B. 2 BiconVex. Physicians Desk Reference (1987), Ayerst's Inderal and Inderide, p. 404. Burroughs Wellcom's Zyloprim, p. 407, Merck Sharp & Dohme's Clinoril and Timolide pp. 417, 418. Upjohn's Provera, p. 434.
Patent History
Patent number: D302337
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 1, 1987
Date of Patent: Jul 18, 1989
Assignee: Boots Company plc (Nottingham)
Inventors: Paul Bresloff (Beeston), Alan Crunkhorn (Keyworth), Karrar A. Khan (West Bridgford)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorneys: Donald A. Peterson, Herbert D. Hart, III
Application Number: 7/91,823
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D28/2; Jeweled (D28/81)