Pharmaceutical tablet

- Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
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: D398395
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 1992
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 1998
Assignee: Glaxo Wellcome Inc. (NC)
Inventors: Paul Charlton Titley (Dartford), Alexander McCall (Dartford), John Joe Atkins (Dartford)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Graham & James LLP
Application Number: 7/903,804
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tablet Or Caplet (1) (D24/101)
International Classification: 2801;