IP Library Granted Patent US 1,139,902
Granted Patent S1
US 1,139,902 · App. 29/833,032 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Fan

Inventors: Vance Patterson (Nebo, NC); Thomas R. Salisbury (Columbia, SC); Douglas R. Greulich (Columbia, SC); Warren R. Garrison (Columbia, SC); Eric A. Trofatter (Columbia, SC)
Assignee: Patterson Fan Company
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Patent No.
US 1,139,902
App. No.
29/833,032
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a fan substantially as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2022
From: PATTERSON, VANCE; SALISBURY, THOMAS R.; GREULICH, DOUGLAS R.; GARRISON, WARREN R.; TROFATTER, ERIC A.
To: PATTERSON FAN COMPANY
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