Food product

- Mars, Incorporated
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Description

The sole FIGURE is a perspective view of a food product showing our new design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a food product, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D862031
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 11, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 8, 2019
Assignee: Mars, Incorporated (McLean, VA)
Inventors: Peter Sebastian Slusarczyk (Nolensville, TN), Tracey Dianne Ziener (Chicago, IL), Yijun Wang (Mississauga), Francis S. Shields (Nashville, TN)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/673,045
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/126