Color card

- Kao Corporation
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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a top view of a color card shown in an environment of use;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a color card;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

The evenly-spaced broken lines illustrate portions of the color card that form no part of the claimed design. The sample of human skin shown in dash-dot broken lines in FIG. 1 illustrates environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a color card as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1106331
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 2023
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2025
Assignee: Kao Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Hailey H. Dietz (Fort Mitchell, KY), Jennifer D. Carson (Cincinnati, OH), Ryan M. Forsthoefel (Wilder, KY), Kotatsu Bito (Tokyo), Ryan D. Barton (Faifield, OH), Justin M. Klausing (West Chester, OH)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Ho
Application Number: 29/879,097
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Card Type (8) (D20/40); D19/112; Miscellaneous (D28/99)