The broken lines shown herein depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design. The broken line in the form of an alternating series of relatively short dashes and relatively long dashes represents a boundary of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a carton blank, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/433

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Susan Bennett Hattan

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US · EP · JP · WO

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›IP5 & PCT — 38 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2007131742-A1	A1	14 Jun 2007	6 Dec 2006	published	Package with Removable Portion
US	US-2007131743-A1	A1	14 Jun 2007	6 Dec 2006	published	Package with Removable Portion
US	US-2007131744-A1	A1	14 Jun 2007	6 Dec 2006	published	Package with Removable Portion
US	US-2007131745-A1	A1	14 Jun 2007	6 Dec 2006	published	Package with Removable Portion
US	US-2007138247-A1	A1	21 Jun 2007	6 Dec 2006	published	Package with Removable Portion
US	US-7414230-B2	B2	19 Aug 2008	6 Dec 2006	granted	Package with removable portion
US	US-2008308614-A1	A1	18 Dec 2008	15 Aug 2008	published	Microwave food heating package with removable portion
US	US-7473875-B2	B2	6 Jan 2009	6 Dec 2006	granted	Microwave food heating package with removable portion
US	US-2009039077-A1	A1	12 Feb 2009	9 Oct 2008	published	Microwave food heating package with removable portion
US	US-7667167-B2	B2	23 Feb 2010	6 Dec 2006	granted	Microwave food heating package with removable portion
US	US-7893389-B2	B2	22 Feb 2011	15 Aug 2008	granted	Microwave food heating package with removable portion
US	US-7928349-B2	B2	19 Apr 2011	6 Dec 2006	granted	Microwave food heating package with removable portion
US	US-2011163090-A1	A1	7 Jul 2011	14 Mar 2011	published	Microwave Heating Package with Removable Portion
US	US-7982167-B2	B2	19 Jul 2011	6 Dec 2006	granted	Microwave food heating package with removable portion
US	US-8440947-B2	B2	14 May 2013	14 Mar 2011	granted	Microwave heating package with removable portion
US	US-2013142921-A1	A1	6 Jun 2013	31 Jan 2013	published	Microwave Heating Construct
US	US-D694106-S	S1	26 Nov 2013	31 Jan 2013	granted	Carton blank
US	US-D694124-S	S1	26 Nov 2013	31 Jan 2013	granted	Carton
US	US-8872078-B2	B2	28 Oct 2014	31 Jan 2013	granted	Microwave heating construct
USthis patent	US-D727145-S	S1	21 Apr 2015	16 Oct 2013	granted	Carton blank
US	US-D740657-S	S1	13 Oct 2015	17 Apr 2015	granted	Carton blank
US	US-D786091-S	S1	9 May 2017	28 Jul 2015	granted	Carton
US	US-2017158409-A1	A1	8 Jun 2017	23 Feb 2017	published	Microwave Heating Construct
US	US-D800553-S	S1	24 Oct 2017	9 Oct 2015	granted	Carton blank
US	US-D859147-S	S1	10 Sep 2019	14 Sep 2017	granted	Carton blank
US	US-10457466-B2	B2	29 Oct 2019	23 Feb 2017	granted	Microwave heating construct
US	US-2020010258-A1	A1	9 Jan 2020	19 Sep 2019	published	Microwave Heating Construct
US	US-11524830-B2	B2	13 Dec 2022	19 Sep 2019	granted	Microwave heating construct
EP	EP-1960289-A2	A2	27 Aug 2008	7 Dec 2006	published	Package with removable portion
EP	EP-2377776-A1	A1	19 Oct 2011	7 Dec 2006	published	Mikrowellenverpackung mit aufreissbarem Abschnittde
EP	EP-2377777-A1	A1	19 Oct 2011	7 Dec 2006	published	Emballage pour micro-ondes avec portion amoviblefr
EP	EP-1960289-B1	B1	2 Nov 2011	7 Dec 2006	granted	Emballage a partie amoviblefr
EP	EP-2377776-B1	B1	24 Oct 2012	7 Dec 2006	granted	Emballage pour micro-ondes avec partie amoviblefr
EP	EP-2377777-B1	B1	4 Dec 2013	7 Dec 2006	granted	Emballage pour micro-ondes avec portion amoviblefr
JP	JP-2009518249-A	A	7 May 2009	7 Dec 2006	published	着脱可能部位付きパッケージja
JP	JP-4904366-B2	B2	28 Mar 2012	7 Dec 2006	granted	着脱可能部位付きパッケージja
WO	WO-2007067705-A2	A2	14 Jun 2007	7 Dec 2006	published	Package with removable portion
WO	WO-2007067705-A3	A3	30 Aug 2007	7 Dec 2006	published	Emballage a partie amoviblefr

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AT	AT-E531646-T1	T1	15 Nov 2011	7 Dec 2006	granted	Verpackung mit aufreissbarem abschnittde
CA	CA-2629426-A1	A1	14 Jun 2007	7 Dec 2006	published	Package with removable portion
CA	CA-2629426-C	C	1 Nov 2011	7 Dec 2006	granted	Package with removable portion
ES	ES-2439325-T3	T3	22 Jan 2014	7 Dec 2006	granted	Embalaje para microondas con una parte amoviblees

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