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US 12,716,174 · App. 18/613,756 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Tissue product and method and apparatus for producing same

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Patent No.
US 12,716,174
App. No.
18/613,756
Filed
Mar 22, 2024
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1748
USPC
162/112
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2024
From: KIENTZ, EMMANUELLE; BUOB, AGNE; LAMB, HANS-JÜRGEN; RUSSO, CARLO; SAUTER, JÜRGEN; JEANNOT, SÉBASTIEN
To: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
Reel/Frame 066869/0945 →
Continuity (2)
Division 17783395 · Dec 18, 2019
Related Publication 20240229362A1 · Jul 11, 2024
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