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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 26, 2011
Assignee: Mary Kay Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Inventor: Tim Maddy (Dallas, TX)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/305,581