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US 1,129,644 · App. 29/770,658 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Damper

Inventor: Jean H. Scholten (Roswell, GA)
Assignee: Air Distribution Technologies, IP LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,129,644
App. No.
29/770,658
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a damper as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES, LLC
To: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC; AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 074282/0279 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC; AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 068324/0782 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC; AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, INC.
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068550/0054 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16993812 · Aug 14, 2020
Continuation 16251011 · Jan 17, 2019
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