IP Library Granted Patent US 1,068,477
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US 1,068,477 · App. 29/936,491 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Bottle cap with surface ornamentation

Inventors: Mark G. Bini (O'Fallon, MO); Nicholas D. Main (St. Louis, MO); Sara A. Raj (St. Louis, MO); Sarah E. Ham (Bloomington, IN)
Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,068,477
App. No.
29/936,491
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a bottle cap with surface ornamentation as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: BINI, MARK G.; MAIN, NICHOLAS D.; RAJ, SARA A.; HAM, SARAH
To: EXPRESS SCRIPTS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 067048/0214 →
Continuity (3)
Division 29881778 · Jan 6, 2023
Division 29747902 · Aug 26, 2020
Division 29642284 · Mar 28, 2018
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