Butter stick
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The unshaded areas shown in evenly-dashed broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the butter stick that form no part of the claim. The dot-dash broken lines at the breaks illustrated in the butter stick sidewalls, end walls and top surface define the bounds of the claim, forming no part thereof. Any portion of the article between those breaks forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a butter stick, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 2018
Date of Patent: Dec 10, 2019
Assignee: LAND O'LAKES, INC. (Arden Hills, MN)
Inventors: Joseph V. Burger (Apple Valley, MN), Jonathan Anderson (Minneapolis, MN), Sharon K. Cody (Maple Grove, MN), Lisa Ryan (Lakeville, MN)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/660,645