U.S. patent number D446,452 [Application Number D/121,012] was granted by the patent office on 2001-08-14 for flexible package opening. This patent grant is currently assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.. Invention is credited to John David Amundson, Frederick Allan Buck, Yvette Lynn Hammonds, Andrew Kuo.
United States Patent | D446,452 |
Buck , et al. | August 14, 2001 |
Inventors: | Buck; Frederick Allan (Neenah, WI), Kuo; Andrew (Appleton, WI), Hammonds; Yvette Lynn (Fond du Lac, WI), Amundson; John David (Crawley, GB) |
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Assignee: | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
(Neenah, WI) |
Appl. No.: | D/121,012 |
Filed: | March 30, 2000 |
Current U.S. Class: | D9/434; D9/447 |
Current International Class: | 0907 |
Field of Search: | ;D9/339,414,434,447,449 ;D6/515,518,592 ;206/494,824 ;221/45,63 |
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