Layered cereal bar having cereal pieces included thereon

- General Mills, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a layered cereal bar having cereal pieces included thereon.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the layered cereal bar of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the layered cereal bar of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is an end view of the layered cereal bar of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a layered cereal bar having cereal pieces included thereon, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D495851
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 14, 2004
Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Dean F. Funk (Brooklyn Park, MN), Robert J. Harrison (Champlin, 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, Barbara J. Clark, Douglas J. Taylor
Application Number: 29/183,322
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/101; D1/128
International Classification: 0101;