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Patent
   D539649
Priority
Sep 27 2005
Filed
Sep 27 2005
Issued
Apr 03 2007
Expiry
Apr 03 2021
Inventors
Smith, Ste…
Assg.orig
Solo Cup O…
Assg.curr
Solo Cup O…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
45
References
60
Maint.:
n/a
We claim the ornamental design for an upper panel of a drink cup lid, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upper panel of a drink cup lid; and,

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the of the upper panel of the drink cup lid of FIG. 1.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
INVENTORS:

Smith, Stephen Alan, Smith, Kevin Ray, Schaefer, Robert Joseph, Rademaker, Bradley F.

THIS PATENT IS REFERENCED BY THESE PATENTS:
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Sep 27 2005Solo Cup Operating Corporation(assignment on the face of the patent)
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Jul 02 2009SF HOLDINGS GROUP, INC BANK OF AMERICA, N A SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT0230650131 pdf
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