IP Library Granted Patent US 1,087,749
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US 1,087,749 · App. 29/795,590 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Tarp compressing device

Inventor: Charles Weiss Sutliff, II (Kila, MT)
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Patent No.
US 1,087,749
App. No.
29/795,590
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a tarp compressing device as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2025
From: SUTLIFF, CHARLES WEISS, II
To: TARPLOCK, LLC
Reel/Frame 071914/0499 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29647379 · May 11, 2018
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