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Patent
   D402555
Priority
Dec 20 1996
Filed
Dec 20 1996
Issued
Dec 15 1998
Expiry
Dec 15 2012
Inventors
McEldowney…
Assg.orig
Aluminum C…
Assg.curr
Stolle Mac…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
22
References
16
Maint.:
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The ornamental design for an easy-open container end, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an easy-open container showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a section through the easy-open container end of FIG. 1 along lines 4--4 thereof.
INVENTORS:

McEldowney, Carl F., Fultz, Ken M., Spoltman, Wayne A., Williams, Greg S.

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ASSIGNMENT RECORDS    Assignment records on the USPTO
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Dec 20 1996Aluminum Company of America(assignment on the face of the patent)
Apr 11 1997WILLIAMS, GREG S Aluminum Company of AmericaASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0084990716 pdf
Apr 11 1997SPOLTMAN, WAYNE A Aluminum Company of AmericaASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0084990716 pdf
Apr 11 1997FULTZ, KEN M Aluminum Company of AmericaASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0084990716 pdf
Apr 11 1997MCELDOWNEY, CARL F Aluminum Company of AmericaASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0084990716 pdf
Dec 11 1998Aluminum Company of AmericaAlcoa IncCHANGE OF NAME SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0142680288 pdf
Jan 09 2004Alcoa IncStolle Machinery Company, LLCASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0143320228 pdf
Jan 09 2004Stolle Machinery Company, LLCGMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLCSECURITY INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0143570759 pdf
Sep 28 2006GMAC Commercial Finance LLCStolle Machinery Company, LLCRELEASE BY SECURED PARTY SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0184540709 pdf
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