Surface pattern for disposable absorbent article
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Description
The FIGURE is a top plan view of a surface pattern for disposable absorbent article, showing our new design.
The broken line showing of the disposable absorbent article is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Patent History
Patent number: D403764
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1999
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Kathy Suzanne Lynard (Fairfield, OH), Anne Holland Bruce (Cincinnati, OH), Pamela Jean Brown (Maineville, OH), Stephanie Tych Craig (Loveland, OH), Tana Marie Kirkbride (Cincinnati, OH), Wilfried Maria Kollner (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorneys: Jeffrey V. Bamber, Steven W. Miller, Jacobus C. Rasser
Application Number: 0/64,019
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1999
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Inventors: Kathy Suzanne Lynard (Fairfield, OH), Anne Holland Bruce (Cincinnati, OH), Pamela Jean Brown (Maineville, OH), Stephanie Tych Craig (Loveland, OH), Tana Marie Kirkbride (Cincinnati, OH), Wilfried Maria Kollner (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorneys: Jeffrey V. Bamber, Steven W. Miller, Jacobus C. Rasser
Application Number: 0/64,019
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