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US 1,064,492 · App. 29/829,490 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Conveyor gap blocker

Inventor: Mark Steven Pettinga (Grandville, MI)
Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company
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Patent No.
US 1,064,492
App. No.
29/829,490
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a conveyor gap blocker, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2026
From: FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LENDER
Reel/Frame 074003/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2022
From: PETTINGA, MARK STEVEN
To: FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059830/0038 →
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