Mechanical closure element
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Description
In one embodiment, the top layer and bottom layer are different colors. In one embodiment, the top layer and bottom layer are different shades of a color. In some embodiments, one of the top or bottom layers is white.
Claims
The ornamental design for a mechanical closure element, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D794181
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2012
Date of Patent: Aug 8, 2017
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Thomas J. Gilbert (St. Paul, MN), Leigh E. Wood (Woodbury, MN), Volker Hauschildt (Hilden), Andreas Urban (Cologne), Mark A. Peltier (Forest Lake, MN), William C. Unruh (Inver Grove Heights, MN), Kristopher K. Biegler (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Michelle E Wilson
Application Number: 29/429,801
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2012
Date of Patent: Aug 8, 2017
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Thomas J. Gilbert (St. Paul, MN), Leigh E. Wood (Woodbury, MN), Volker Hauschildt (Hilden), Andreas Urban (Cologne), Mark A. Peltier (Forest Lake, MN), William C. Unruh (Inver Grove Heights, MN), Kristopher K. Biegler (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Michelle E Wilson
Application Number: 29/429,801
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Diaper Type Or Holding Garment Therefor (D24/126)