Capsule
Description
The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the capsule and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a capsule, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1132460
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 2025
Date of Patent: Jun 30, 2026
Assignee: DROPLETTE INC. (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Madhavi Gavini (Cambridge, MA), Rathi Srinivas (Boston, MA), Peter Stokes (Boston, MA), Danny Lee (Somerville, MA), Rebecca Conway (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Elizabeth S Struble
Application Number: 29/988,423
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 2025
Date of Patent: Jun 30, 2026
Assignee: DROPLETTE INC. (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Madhavi Gavini (Cambridge, MA), Rathi Srinivas (Boston, MA), Peter Stokes (Boston, MA), Danny Lee (Somerville, MA), Rebecca Conway (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Elizabeth S Struble
Application Number: 29/988,423
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