IP Library Granted Patent US 1,104,400
Granted Patent S1
US 1,104,400 · App. 29/972,087 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Conveyor belt cleaner blade

Inventor: Ryan Matthew Rhodes (Grand Rapids, MI)
Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company
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Patent No.
US 1,104,400
App. No.
29/972,087
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a conveyor belt cleaner blade, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2026
From: FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LENDER
Reel/Frame 074003/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2024
From: RHODES, RYAN MATTHEW
To: FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 069214/0979 →
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