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US D294,591 S · Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Espy; James R.

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  • Granted March 8, 1988. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended March 8, 2002.
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FiledMay 13, 1985
GrantedMarch 8, 1988
Term endedMarch 8, 2002
Application number06/734081
Classification (CPC)—
Length2 pages

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