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US D298,237 S · Assignee: Sony Corporation · Inventors: Sumita; Kaoru

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  • Granted October 25, 1988. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended October 25, 2002.
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FiledJanuary 10, 1986
GrantedOctober 25, 1988
Term endedOctober 25, 2002
Application number06/817563
Classification (CPC)—
Length5 pages

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