Granted Patent
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US 1,101,209 · App. 29/858,525 · Granted Nov 4, 2025
Landscaping block
Assignee:
Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, LLC
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a landscaping block, as shown and described.
Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Feb 12, 2025
From: SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC.; CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC; KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC; PAVESTONE, LLC; UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 070203/0158 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Feb 10, 2025
From: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 070168/0065 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Feb 10, 2025
From: BEST BLOCK, LLC; CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC; CUSTOM BUILDING PRODUCTS, LLC; FORTERRA CONCRETE PRODUCTS, LLC; FORTERRA PIPE & PRECAST, LLC; KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS LLC; PAVESTONE, LLC; THE QUIKRETE COMPANIES, LLC; UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, LLC; USP HOLDINGS, LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 070170/0919 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: LUNDELL, ROBERT JOHN
To: KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061661/0655 →
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