Layered cereal bar having a cereal flake included on a surface

- General Mills, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the layered cereal bar having a cereal flake included on a surface.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, the only difference residing in the number and position of cereal flakes included on the layered cereal bar surface and the number and position of grain pieces.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the cereal flake shown in FIG. 1, shown separately for clarity; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of the cereal flake shown in FIG. 1, shown separately for clarity.

Claims

The ornamental design for a layered cereal bar having a cereal flake included on a surface, as shown and described.

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D193170 July 1962 Porambo
5612074 March 18, 1997 Leach
5827564 October 27, 1998 Bodkins, Sr.
D409355 May 11, 1999 Citarella et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D478703
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 2002
Date of Patent: Aug 26, 2003
Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Patrick E. Allen (Monticello, MN), Dean F. Funk (Brooklyn Park, MN), Dena K. Strehlow (Maple Grove, MN)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Linda Brooks
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: John A. O'Toole, Douglas J. Taylor, Barbara J. Clark
Application Number: 29/153,776
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/101; D1/128
International Classification: 0101;