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Opening and closing device for the seat or the seat lid of a toilet bowl

US D402,018 S · Assignee: Katoh Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd. · Inventors: Miyazaki; Kanetsugu

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  • Granted December 1, 1998. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended December 1, 2012.
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FiledFebruary 13, 1997
GrantedDecember 1, 1998
Term endedDecember 1, 2012
Application numberD/066587
Classification (CPC)—
Length4 pages

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