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US 1,121,689 · App. 29/948,568 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Cutting edge bit for a motor grader

Inventors: Thomas Marshall Congdon (Dunlap, IL); Jason Gersich (Peoria, IL); David Bruno Parzynski, Jr. (Peoria, IL)
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,121,689
App. No.
29/948,568
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a cutting edge bit for a motor grader as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2024
From: CONGDON, THOMAS MARSHALL; GERSICH, JASON; PARZYNSKI JR., DAVID BRUNO
To: CATERPILLAR INC.
Reel/Frame 067895/0782 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2024
From: CONGDON, THOMAS MARSHALL; GERSICH, JASON; PARZYNSKI JR., DAVID BRUNO
To: CATERPILLAR INC.
Reel/Frame 067895/0862 →
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