Sheet of paper with a watermark
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a sheet of paper with a watermark showing our new design, the bottom plan view being substantially identical thereto.
The side views of the sheet of paper with a watermark are plain and unornamented. The broken lines in FIG. 1 are shown to indicate the peripheral boundries of the paper and form no part of the claimed design.
The characteristic feature of the watermark design for the sheet of paper resides on the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet of paper, as shown.
Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
| D038587 | May 1907 | Phelps |
| D127467 | May 1941 | Sherman |
| D181432 | November 1957 | Murray |
| D185622 | July 1959 | Berg |
| D232596 | August 1974 | Krusinski |
| 353666 | December 1886 | Crane, Jr. |
Patent History
Patent number: D404423
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 1999
Assignee: The Mead Corporation (Dayton, OH)
Inventors: Richard C. Stielow (Neenah, WI), Jeffrey R. Miller (Appleton, WI), John E. Gutzwiller (Neenah, WI), Kathy A. Merckx (Appleton, WI), Mark P. Kleman (Appleton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Law Firm: Thompson Hine & Flory LLP
Application Number: 0/75,874
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 1999
Assignee: The Mead Corporation (Dayton, OH)
Inventors: Richard C. Stielow (Neenah, WI), Jeffrey R. Miller (Appleton, WI), John E. Gutzwiller (Neenah, WI), Kathy A. Merckx (Appleton, WI), Mark P. Kleman (Appleton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Law Firm: Thompson Hine & Flory LLP
Application Number: 0/75,874
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Continuous Background Pattern, E.g., Safety Paper (D19/5);
Paper Or Pasteboard For Writing Or Printing (D19/1)
International Classification: 1901;
International Classification: 1901;
