Documents in our library describe Wetseal (Cato Oil And Grease) as “roof coatings of asbestos fiber, plastic cementor asphalt, sold through petroelum products distributors and farm stores and to roofing contractors”.1 They give it as sold from 1962.1
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Every statement about Wetseal (Cato Oil And Grease) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1962-04-02”, said by CATO OIL AND GREASE COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “ROOF COATINGS OF ASBESTOS FIBER, PLASTIC CEMENTOR ASPHALT, SOLD THROUGH PETROELUM PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS AND FARM STORES AND TO ROOFING CONTRACTORS”, said by CATO OIL AND GREASE COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (May 3, 1967). Not yet published in our library.
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