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Claims
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 27, 2015
Date of Patent: Oct 3, 2017
Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC. (Hartsville, SC)
Inventors: Ricardo Astorga (Whittier, CA), Jeanne Clark (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Caron D Veynar
Assistant Examiner: Katelin G Kloberg
Application Number: 29/518,973