Granted Patent
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US 1,081,739 · App. 29/777,494 · Granted Jul 1, 2025
Die for gum forming
Inventors:
Dwight David Williams (Powhatan, VA); David Phillips (Richmond, VA); Feng Gao (Midlothian, VA); Anthony Kieu (Richmond, VA)
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a die for gum forming as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded May 21, 2021
From: WILLIAMS, DWIGHT DAVID; PHILLIPS, DAVID; GAO, FENG; KIEU, ANTHONY
To: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
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