USPatentGranted

Absorbent article

Granted 10 Apr 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · originally Kimberly Clark Worldwide

Inventors: Steven John McMorrow, Michael Edward Deremo, Kathy Geralyn Richardson, Vickie Marie Thomack +1 · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

117216

filed 18 Jan 2000

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US D440307

granted 10 Apr 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top view of an…

FIG. 1 is a top view of an absorbent article.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the absorbent article shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a left-end view of the absorbent article shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a right-end view of the absorbent article shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claim design.

The surfaces or portions of the article not shown in the drawings or described in the specification form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design for an absorbent article, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/125

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Stella Reid

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D440307-S	S1	10 Apr 2001	18 Jan 2000	granted	Absorbent article

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-143472-S	S	10 Apr 2001	28 Jun 2000	published	Disposable absorbent article

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