Pattern for absorbent sheet materials

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Description

The sole FIGURE is a top plan view of a pattern for absorbent sheet materials, showing our new design. It is understood that the pattern repeats uniformly across the length and width of the sheet material. The broken line boundaries are for illustrative purposes only, forming no part of the claimed design, and indicate that the design has indeterminate length and width. The pattern can be formed in or applied to various absorbent sheet materials such as, for example, nonwoven and/or paper products.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pattern for absorbent sheet materials, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D463137
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 28, 2001
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 2002
Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Mary E. Monroe (Duluth, GA), Priscilla M. Jones (Winter Park, FL), George R. Cohen (Marietta, GA), Robert D. Peterson (Evanston, IL)
Primary Examiner: Doris V. Coles
Assistant Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Douglas H. Tulley, Jr.
Application Number: 29/150,805
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D5/57
International Classification: 0506;