IP Library Granted Patent US 5,876,531
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US 5,876,531 · App. 08/603,476

Process for making a mechanical fastener having a grip tab

Inventors: Mark Jacobs, David Kurth Foth, David Andrae Justmann, Lawrence Paul Plaia, Stuart J. Burgan
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Granted: Mar 2, 1999 Filed: Mar 6, 1996
Inventors
Mark Jacobs
David Kurth Foth
David Andrae Justmann
Lawrence Paul Plaia
Stuart J. Burgan
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,876,531
App. No.
08/603,476
Filed
1996-03-06
Granted
1999-03-02
Kind
A