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Portable electronic musical chord instrument

US D278,917 S · Assignee: Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation · Inventors: Sinkoff; Barry N. et al.

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  • Granted May 21, 1985. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended May 21, 1999.
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FiledSeptember 30, 1982
GrantedMay 21, 1985
Term endedMay 21, 1999
Application number06/431131
Classification (CPC)—
Length2 pages

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1986198819901992199419961998Design grantedMay 21, 1985Term endedMay 21, 1999

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