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US 12,715,682 · App. 18/209,510 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Arrays comprising high tier and lower tier sustainable sanitary tissue products

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Patent No.
US 12,715,682
App. No.
18/209,510
Filed
Jun 14, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3736
USPC
206/391
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2023
From: SCHWERDTFEGER, KATHERINE L.; FUNG, JOSHUA THOMAS; SHEEHAN, JEFFREY GLEN; OTERO, MARLENE; WEISMAN, PAUL THOMAS; YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER M.; OSTENDORF, WARD WILLIAM
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064208/0231 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 63472379 · Jun 12, 2023
Provisional Application 63456020 · Mar 31, 2023
Provisional Application 63375858 · Sep 16, 2022
Provisional Application 63353183 · Jun 17, 2022
Provisional Application 63353167 · Jun 17, 2022
Related Publication 20230404332A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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