IP Library Granted Patent US 1,113,388
Granted Patent S1
US 1,113,388 · App. 29/856,096 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Bell separator

Inventor: Ralph Dudley Stinson (Lutz, FL)
Assignee: MADI, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,113,388
App. No.
29/856,096
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a bell separator as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2022
From: STINSON, RALPH DUDLEY
To: MADI, LLC
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