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Sanitary napkin

Granted 29 Aug 2017 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company · originally Procter & Gamble

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Inventors: Brice Daniel Westring, Michael Joseph Page, Angel Michelle Walker Edwards, Miguel Alvaro Robles · Examiner: Michael A. Pratt · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/525,260
filed 28 Apr 2015
Publication
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US D796031
granted 29 Aug 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a sanitary napkin showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a sanitary napkin showing our new design;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the sanitary napkin as shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the sanitary napkin as shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the sanitary napkin as shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a front side view of the sanitary napkin as shown in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a back side view of the sanitary napkin as shown in FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the sanitary napkin as shown in FIG. 1 .

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

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/124

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USUS-D731644-SS19 Jun 20156 Nov 2012grantedSanitary napkin
USthis patentUS-D796031-SS129 Aug 201728 Apr 2015grantedSanitary napkin
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BRBR-302013002035-S1S13 Jun 20142 May 2013publishedDesenho ornamental para um absorvente higiênico.pt

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