Portions of a fruit ripening container
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Description
The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for portions of a fruit ripening container, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D548017
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 2005
Date of Patent: Aug 7, 2007
Assignees: (Los Angeles, CA), (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Chia C. Chiang (Los Angeles, CA), Blake McEldowney (New York, NY), Max Burton (Portland, OR), Brent D. Sokol (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney: Brent D. Sokol, Esq.
Application Number: 29/224,068
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 2005
Date of Patent: Aug 7, 2007
Assignees: (Los Angeles, CA), (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Chia C. Chiang (Los Angeles, CA), Blake McEldowney (New York, NY), Max Burton (Portland, OR), Brent D. Sokol (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Terry A. Wallace
Attorney: Brent D. Sokol, Esq.
Application Number: 29/224,068
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D7/629