Medicine container
Description
The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate portions of a medicine container that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a medicine container as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1104747
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 2023
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 2025
Assignee: Cabinet Health P.B.C. (Brooklyn, NY)
Inventors: Russell Eliot Gong (Weston, CT), Achal Apurva Patel (Brooklyn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Brett Miller
Assistant Examiner: Jessica M Gebhart
Application Number: 29/909,370
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 4, 2023
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 2025
Assignee: Cabinet Health P.B.C. (Brooklyn, NY)
Inventors: Russell Eliot Gong (Weston, CT), Achal Apurva Patel (Brooklyn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Brett Miller
Assistant Examiner: Jessica M Gebhart
Application Number: 29/909,370
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D3/203.2;
D3/203.1;
D9/432;
D9/435