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US 1,147,900 · App. 29/919,182 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Joystick

Inventors: Michael Alan Mortensen (Clayton, NC); Christian D. Ritchie (Morton, IL); Christopher Lee Mays (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
E02F9/2012G05G9/047G05G2009/04774
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Patent No.
US 1,147,900
App. No.
29/919,182
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a joystick, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: MORTENSEN, MICHAEL ALAN; RITCHIE, CHRISTIAN D.; MAYS, CHRISTOPHER LEE
To: CATERPILLAR INC.
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