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US 1,080,917 · App. 29/836,563 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Step assembly

Inventors: Jason Smith (West Bloomfield, MI); Troy Bell (White Lake, MI)
Assignee: Automated Pet Care Products, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,080,917
App. No.
29/836,563
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design of a step assembly as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2025
From: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC
To: BELL BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073579/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2022
From: SMITH, JASON; BELL, TROY
To: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060622/0009 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 26, 2022
From: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC
To: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC D/B/A WHISKER
Reel/Frame 060622/0026 →
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