USPatent applicationPatented

Sheet of bath tissue

Granted 6 Nov 2001

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

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Inventors: John Patrick Merkatoris, Wendy Ann Jahner, MeeWha Lee · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2913 · TC 2900

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120550
filed 21 Mar 2000
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Patent
US D449934
granted 6 Nov 2001

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Description

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›The ornamental design of this invention is for…

The ornamental design of this invention is for a sheet of bath tissue. The design may be applied to either a single-ply or multi-ply product such as bath tissue, facial tissue, paper towels, wipes and the like.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a sheet of bath tissue showing our new design. The sheet repeats uniformly in one or two directions as indicated by the broken lines, which form no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a sheet of bath tissue, the sole difference being a slight shift of the pattern to the left. The sheet repeats uniformly in one or two directions as indicated by the broken lines, which form no part of the claimed design.

The pattern may be of indeterminate length. As used herein, the broken or phantom lines form no part of the claimed design. The surfaces or portions of the sheet not shown form no part of the claimed design.

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D05/37D50/53

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