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US 1,096,545 · App. 29/919,633 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Rail car side screen protector

Inventors: Jeffrey Houtmann (Springfield, PA); Manuel Tavares (West Chester, PA); Zachary Ryan Brook (Leola, PA); Aaron Stern (West Chester, PA); Wayne H. Murphy (Pottstown, PA)
Assignee: Pennsy Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,096,545
App. No.
29/919,633
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a rail car side screen protector as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2024
From: HOUTMANN, JEFFREY; TAVARES, MANUEL; BROOK, ZACHARY RYAN; STERN, AARON; MURPHY, WAYNE H
To: PENNSY CORPORATION
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