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Absorbent article

Granted 26 Mar 2013 · no office action yet

Assignee: Procter & Gamble

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Inventors: Joshua James Norman, Christine Lee Enderby · Examiner: T. Chase Nelson · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

29/366,514

filed 27 Jul 2010

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US D679004

granted 26 Mar 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of the…

FIG. 1 is a front view of the absorbent article, the rear view being the same as the front view;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1 , the left and right side views being the same;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1 .

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for an absorbent article, as shown and described.

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1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/124

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T. Chase Nelson

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D679004-S	S1	26 Mar 2013	27 Jul 2010	granted	Absorbent article

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-138951-S	S	23 Aug 2011	27 Jan 2011	granted	Diaper
CA	CA-138953-S	S	23 Aug 2011	27 Jan 2011	granted	Diaper

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