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US D471,884 S · Inventors: Hinds; Gilbert Franklin et al.

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  • Granted March 18, 2003. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended March 18, 2017.
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FiledMarch 8, 2002
GrantedMarch 18, 2003
Term endedMarch 18, 2017
Application numberD/156900
Classification (CPC)—
Length5 pages

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2004200620082010201220142016Design grantedMarch 18, 2003Term endedMarch 18, 2017

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