IP Library Granted Patent US 1,108,306
Granted Patent S1
US 1,108,306 · App. 29/821,814 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Assembly mountable to locomotive handrailing

Inventors: Richard Allen Evans (Brookfield, OH); Mark Anthony Balent (Youngstown, OH); Matthew Adkins (Warren, OH)
Assignee: Cattron North America, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,108,306
App. No.
29/821,814
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an assembly mountable to locomotive handrailing, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2022
From: EVANS, RICHARD ALLEN; BALENT, MARK ANTHONY; ADKINS, MATTHEW
To: LAIRD CONTROLS NORTH AMERICA INC
Reel/Frame 058544/0742 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 4, 2022
From: LAIRD CONTROLS NORTH AMERICA INC
To: CATTRON NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 058570/0747 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29659954 · Aug 14, 2018
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