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US 1,099,446 · App. 29/920,315 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Cleaning pig

Inventors: Bhuvanesh Kumar Sharma (Noida, IN); Surya Prakash (Noida, IN); Raghvendra Verma (Noida, IN); Rajnandani Singh (Noida, IN)
Assignee: VDT Pipeline Integrity Solutions Private Limited
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Patent No.
US 1,099,446
App. No.
29/920,315
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a cleaning pig, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: SHARMA, BHUVANESH KUMAR; PRAKASH, SURYA; VERMA, RAGHVENDRA; SINGH, RAJNANDANI
To: VDT PIPELINE INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066383/0350 →
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