Pattern for an embossed paper product

- Fort James Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of a pattern for an embossed paper product embodying our design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a pattern for an embossed paper product embodying our design.

In the drawings, the broken lines shown along the borders of the figures depict a portion of the paper product to which the pattern is applied, as well as the boundaries of one repeat unit of the claimed design. The pattern continues indeterminately throughout the length and width of the paper product.

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Patent History
Patent number: D409000
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 1997
Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
Assignee: Fort James Corporation (Richmond, VA)
Inventors: John H. Dwiggins (Neenah, WI), Galyn A. Schulz (Greenville, WI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/68,834
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 5/53; D5/25; D5/37
International Classification: 0506;