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US 1,103,744 · App. 29/823,169 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Retainer member

Inventor: William A. Gantt (Blair, SC)
Assignee: Independence Materials Group, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,103,744
App. No.
29/823,169
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a retainer member, as shown and described.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2024
From: GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: INDEPENDENCE MATERIALS GROUP, LLC; AFS NEWCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 066925/0220 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: INDEPENDENCE MATERIALS GROUP, LLC; JES CONSTRUCTION, LLC
To: GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
Reel/Frame 066910/0177 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: INDEPENDENCE MATERIALS GROUP, LLC; AFS NEWCO, LLC
To: GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062994/0585 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2022
From: GANTT, WILLIAM A.
To: INDEPENDENCE MATERIALS GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 059515/0076 →
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