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US D250,663 S · Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Koch; John R. et al.

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  • Granted December 26, 1978. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended December 26, 1992.
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FiledApril 25, 1977
GrantedDecember 26, 1978
Term endedDecember 26, 1992
Application number05/790789
Classification (CPC)—
Length2 pages

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1979198119831985198719891991Design grantedDec 26, 1978Term endedDec 26, 1992

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