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US 1,088,069 · App. 29/856,176 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Drill bit adapter

Inventor: Brian Giffin (Lummi Island, WA)
Assignee: Giffin Tec, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,088,069
App. No.
29/856,176
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a drill bit adapter as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2022
From: GIFFIN, BRIAN
To: GIFFIN TEC, INC.
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Continuity (1)
Division 29659104 · Aug 6, 2018
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