Pharmaceutical tablet

- Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from above of the pharmaceutical tablet showing our design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, the opposite end elevational view being identical; and,

FIG. 4 is an underneath plan view thereof, the top plan view being identical.

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Patent History
Patent number: D376847
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 1992
Date of Patent: Dec 24, 1996
Assignee: Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Inventors: Martin R. Alden (Dartford), Alexander McCall (Dartford)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H. Tung
Attorneys: Donald Brown, Lawrence A. Nielsen
Application Number: 0/2,757
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tablet Or Caplet (1) (D24/101)