Packaging
Latest Merck KGaA Patents:
The broken lines in the Figures illustrate portions of the packaging that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for packaging, as shown and described.
| D81676 | July 1930 | Webber |
| D87781 | September 1932 | Hauck |
| D90626 | September 1933 | Meyers |
| D90803 | October 1933 | Cummings |
| D168756 | February 1953 | Odzer |
| 3563449 | February 1971 | Forbes, Jr. |
| D460691 | July 23, 2002 | Morris et al. |
| D484317 | December 30, 2003 | Hodges |
| D496275 | September 21, 2004 | Hamuro |
| D496859 | October 5, 2004 | Hamuro et al. |
| D526194 | August 8, 2006 | Hamuro et al. |
| D562695 | February 26, 2008 | Crombie |
| D588909 | March 24, 2009 | Kim |
| D588910 | March 24, 2009 | Kim |
| D590253 | April 14, 2009 | Seol et al. |
| D608636 | January 26, 2010 | Seol |
| D611832 | March 16, 2010 | Champion et al. |
| D612261 | March 23, 2010 | Champion |
| D612720 | March 30, 2010 | Marotti et al. |
| D619375 | July 13, 2010 | Newhouse |
| D621167 | August 10, 2010 | Watson, Jr. |
| D621701 | August 17, 2010 | Kusumi et al. |
| D622969 | September 7, 2010 | Watson, Jr. |
| D625927 | October 26, 2010 | Watson, Jr. |
| D628063 | November 30, 2010 | Kusumi |
| D654368 | February 21, 2012 | Boyer |
| D654789 | February 28, 2012 | Duval |
| D654802 | February 28, 2012 | Boyer |
| D654803 | February 28, 2012 | Boyer et al. |
| D654804 | February 28, 2012 | Boyer |
| D656406 | March 27, 2012 | Boyer et al. |
| D657687 | April 17, 2012 | Boyer |
| D659009 | May 8, 2012 | Boyer et al. |
| D671421 | November 27, 2012 | Lee |
| D674705 | January 22, 2013 | Thompson et al. |
| D686066 | July 16, 2013 | Macaulay et al. |
| D686067 | July 16, 2013 | Macaulay et al. |
| D690594 | October 1, 2013 | Gotur et al. |
| D692180 | October 22, 2013 | Dietvorst |
| D692771 | November 5, 2013 | Sakai |
| D702951 | April 22, 2014 | Timmerman et al. |
| D703532 | April 29, 2014 | Merchant et al. |
| D708636 | July 8, 2014 | Wolfe et al. |
| D719032 | December 9, 2014 | Kanda |
| D726025 | April 7, 2015 | Somers |
| D729069 | May 12, 2015 | Ajichi et al. |
| D730176 | May 26, 2015 | Allen |
| D730177 | May 26, 2015 | Keating et al. |
| D732970 | June 30, 2015 | Keating |
| D733571 | July 7, 2015 | Keating |
| D737148 | August 25, 2015 | Keating et al. |
| D740658 | October 13, 2015 | Alexander |
| D742243 | November 3, 2015 | Allen et al. |
| D747196 | January 12, 2016 | Merchant et al. |
| D752439 | March 29, 2016 | Abel et al. |
| D764289 | August 23, 2016 | Hauck et al. |
| D764290 | August 23, 2016 | Alexander |
| D764913 | August 30, 2016 | Hood |
| D770275 | November 1, 2016 | Hainaut et al. |
| D772060 | November 22, 2016 | O'Dowd et al. |
| D772061 | November 22, 2016 | O'Dowd et al. |
| D779320 | February 21, 2017 | Rubio |
| D779322 | February 21, 2017 | Rubio |
| D781701 | March 21, 2017 | Brody et al. |
| D782299 | March 28, 2017 | Brody et al. |
| D794442 | August 15, 2017 | Boston |
| D799964 | October 17, 2017 | Abel |
| D802415 | November 14, 2017 | Wilcox et al. |
| D824254 | July 31, 2018 | Post et al. |
| D828750 | September 18, 2018 | Alexander |
| D829094 | September 25, 2018 | Kang et al. |
| D833868 | November 20, 2018 | Marotti et al. |
| D835981 | December 18, 2018 | Oravec et al. |
| D835988 | December 18, 2018 | Pryor et al. |
| D842097 | March 5, 2019 | Huggins |
| D846381 | April 23, 2019 | Akrapovic et al. |
| D848260 | May 14, 2019 | Joo et al. |
| D849554 | May 28, 2019 | Carr et al. |
| D855458 | August 6, 2019 | Akrapovic et al. |
| D859981 | September 17, 2019 | Pryor et al. |
| D860784 | September 24, 2019 | Newkirk |
| D863057 | October 15, 2019 | Riffe et al. |
| D867876 | November 26, 2019 | Reichelt |
| D868596 | December 3, 2019 | Zenkich et al. |
| D871210 | December 31, 2019 | Clifton et al. |
| D873653 | January 28, 2020 | Stephens |
| D874925 | February 11, 2020 | Ronge |
| D876218 | February 25, 2020 | Thompson et al. |
| D880286 | April 7, 2020 | Lyle et al. |
| D880293 | April 7, 2020 | Redding et al. |
| D881003 | April 14, 2020 | Hendricks et al. |
| D882396 | April 28, 2020 | Thompson et al. |
| D882407 | April 28, 2020 | Mochizuki et al. |
| 10618684 | April 14, 2020 | Eckert et al. |
| 10618712 | April 14, 2020 | Goretti |
| D883080 | May 5, 2020 | Vanetten |
| D883081 | May 5, 2020 | Marcano |
| D883085 | May 5, 2020 | Verspreeuwen |
| D883087 | May 5, 2020 | Riffe |
| D883088 | May 5, 2020 | Riffe et al. |
| D883782 | May 12, 2020 | Guttery et al. |
| D885180 | May 26, 2020 | Murchison et al. |
| D885910 | June 2, 2020 | Blais et al. |
| D886603 | June 9, 2020 | Zellefrow et al. |
| D893998 | August 25, 2020 | Hinkle |
| D893999 | August 25, 2020 | Hinkle |
| D902710 | November 24, 2020 | Hinkle |
| D902711 | November 24, 2020 | Rees |
| D906130 | December 29, 2020 | Oneslager, Jr. |
| D907484 | January 12, 2021 | Hilsabeck et al. |
| D907485 | January 12, 2021 | Lischka |
| D907486 | January 12, 2021 | Hood |
| D909195 | February 2, 2021 | Papaioannou |
| D912506 | March 9, 2021 | Caicedo et al. |
| D912507 | March 9, 2021 | Caicedo et al. |
| D922197 | June 15, 2021 | Hinkle et al. |
| D929224 | August 31, 2021 | Robertshaw |
| D930469 | September 14, 2021 | Jonasson et al. |
| D933471 | October 19, 2021 | Luo et al. |
| D933473 | October 19, 2021 | Riffe |
| 20060011316 | January 19, 2006 | Kressner et al. |
| 20070210096 | September 13, 2007 | Ellswood et al. |
| 20180339839 | November 29, 2018 | Baratta |
- Merck Packaging: Announced Jul. 2018 [online]. Site Visited [Apr. 17, 2020]. Available from Internet URL:https://www.scientificlabs.co.uk/file/760/Merck%20Branding%20Transition, (14 Pages Total).
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 2021
Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
Assignee: Merck KGaA (Darmstadt)
Inventors: Mark Hinkle (Burlington, MA), Jeffrey Whitford (Darmstadt)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Application Number: 29/820,247