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   D440051
Priority
Mar 29 1993
Filed
Aug 07 1998
Issued
Apr 10 2001
Expiry
Apr 10 2015
Inventors
Giesler, S…
Assg.orig
Fort James…
Assg.curr
Fort James…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
38
References
101
Maint.:
n/a
We claim the ornamental design for a paper towel, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a paper towel showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view thereof, shown broken away for ease of illustration.

Surfaces of the article other than the top surface are not considered to be part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Giesler, Sr., Edward J., Gooding, Jr., Chester W., Makoui, Kambiz B., Bredendick, Kenneth E.

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