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25.11.2002 US 303646 25.11.2002 US 303648 25.11.2002 US 303639 15.10.2003 US 686558
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Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY |
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North Carolina 27102-1487 (US) |
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- ASHCRAFT, Charles, Ray
Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (US)
- ELLIS, James, Herbert, Jr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (US)
- HUTCHENS, James, Ray
Walnut Cove, NC 27052 (US)
- PIERCE, Gregory, Scott
Kernersville, NC 27284 (US)
- TOMEL, John, Joseph, Jr.
Mocksville, NC 27028 (US)
- WHITE, Don, Hayes
King, NC 27021 (US)
- WILLIARD, Sara, Sutton
Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (US)
- CHAPMAN, Paul, Stuart
Winston-Salem, NC 27107 (US)
- POWELL, Mark, Stuart
Winston-Salem, NC 27105 (US)
- STOKES, Cynthia, Stewart
Lexington, NC 27293 (US)
- POWELL, Robert, Henry
Colfax, NC 27235 (US)
- LAWRENCE, Brian, Michael
Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (US)
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Representative: Regelmann, Thomas |
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HOEGER, STELLRECHT & PARTNER Patentanwälte Uhlandstrasse 14 c 70182 Stuttgart 70182 Stuttgart (DE) |
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