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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. 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: May 5, 2022
Date of Patent: Aug 15, 2023
Assignee: Land O'Lakes, Inc. (Arden Hills, MN)
Inventors: Sharon K. Cody (Maple Grove, MN), Joseph V. Burger (Apple Valley, MN), Jonathan Anderson (Minneapolis, MN), Lisa Ryan (Lakeville, MN)
Primary Examiner: Katie Jane Stofko
Application Number: 29/837,440