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App. No. 17/010,061 · Confirmation No. 2500

Hydroentangled Nonwoven Fabrics Including Crimped Continuous Fibers

Inventors: Ralph A. Moody, III, Andrew W. Delaney, Michael McCloskey

Applicant: Berry Global, Inc.

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Inventors

Ralph A. Moody, III Mooresville, NC

Andrew W. Delaney Allentown, NJ

Michael McCloskey East Windsor, NJ

Attorneys & Agents of Record

JOHN JOHNSON Reg. 58367 Attorney · MCNAIR LAW FIRM

KATHERINE MERKEL Reg. 83513 Agent

DERRICK SOUZA Reg. 84468 Agent

NATHANIEL QUIRK Reg. 60676 Attorney · BURR & FORMAN LLP

CHAD THORSON Reg. 55675 Attorney · BURR FORMAN MCNAIR

AHMED-ZAYN MOHAMED Reg. 76409 Attorney · BURR & FORMAN LLP

ANDREW SPENCE Reg. 45699 Attorney · BURR & FORMAN LLP

Classification

USPC 442/364

D04H3/03 D02G1/008 D02J1/06 D04H3/011 D10B2321/02 D10B2331/02 D10B2331/04

Prosecution

Examiner: GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN
Art Unit: 1789
Customer No.: 215736
Docket No.: 067481/00128/19-0689-US
Confirmation No.: 2500

Publication

Pub. No.: US20210062378A1
Pub. Date: 2021-03-04

FABRENE INC., BERRY PLASTICS FILMCO, INC., LETICA CORPORATION, BERRY GLOBAL, INC., BERRY GLOBAL FILMS, INC., COVALENCE SPECIALTY COATINGS LLC, PGI POLYMER, INC., FIBERWEB, LLC, BPREX HEALTHCARE PACKAGING INC., PLIANT, LLC, CHICOPEE, INC., AVINTIV SPECIALITY MATERIALS INC., CAPTIVE PLASTICS, INC., COVALENCE SPECIALTY ADHESIVES LLC, LADDAWN, INC., AEP INDUSTRIES, INC., BERRY FILM PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC., ROLLPAK CORPORATION, KERR GROUP, LLC, PRIME LABEL & SCREEN, INC., PRIME LABEL AND SCREEN INCORPORATED, PROVIDENCIA USA, INC.

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