Absorbent sheet

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Description

The sole FIGURE is a top plan view of an absorbent sheet showing our new design.

The dot dash dot broken lines surrounding the figure depict the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof. The evenly spaced broken lines forming the word Cottonelle and the arc shaped elements below and above the word depict portions of the absorbent sheet that form no part of the claimed design.

The word “COTTONELLE” is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

Claims

The ornamental design for an absorbent sheet, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D897117
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 2020
Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. (Neenah, WI)
Inventors: Alice S. Gordon (Roswell, GA), Juan Pablo Aragon (Atlanta, GA), Darcey E. McCormick (Appleton, WI)
Primary Examiner: Karen S Acker
Application Number: 29/676,715
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D5/56; D5/57