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US D446,452 S · Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · Inventors: Buck; Frederick Allan et al.

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  • Granted August 14, 2001. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended August 14, 2015.
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FiledMarch 30, 2000
GrantedAugust 14, 2001
Term endedAugust 14, 2015
Application numberD/121012
Classification (CPC)—
Length7 pages

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