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US 1,087,844 · App. 29/918,909 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Rear bolster

Inventor: Gary L. Fenton (Edgerton, WI)
Assignee: STI Holdings, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,087,844
App. No.
29/918,909
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a rear bolster as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2025
From: STI HOLDINGS, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073077/0945 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: FENTON, GARY L.
To: STI HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065720/0340 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29704990 · Sep 9, 2019
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