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US 1,077,135 · App. 29/913,551 · Granted May 27, 2025

Nozzle unit

Inventor: Uwe Fleischer (Herzhorn, DE)
Assignee: TOMRA SORTING GMBH
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,077,135
App. No.
29/913,551
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a nozzle unit as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2023
From: FLEISCHER, UWE
To: TOMRA SORTING GMBH
Reel/Frame 065123/0728 →
Continuity (2)
Division 29796856 · Jun 28, 2021
Continuation 15741905
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