Mouthpiece of a smoking article
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The broken line showing illustrates portions of the smoking article which form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a mouthpiece of a smoking article, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 2013
Date of Patent: Oct 15, 2013
Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc. (Richmond, VA)
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, VA), Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, VA), Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, VA), Ali A. Rostami (Glen Allen, VA)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Janice Hallmark
Application Number: 29/443,128