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US D248,446 S · Inventors: Mueller; Kenneth W.

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  • Granted July 11, 1978. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended July 11, 1992.
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FiledJune 14, 1976
GrantedJuly 11, 1978
Term endedJuly 11, 1992
Application number05/695982
Classification (CPC)—
Length4 pages

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1979198119831985198719891991Design grantedJuly 11, 1978Term endedJuly 11, 1992

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