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US 1,101,975 · App. 29/974,157 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Wall block

Inventors: Eric Hammer (Antioch, TN); James E. Hammer (Lake Forest Park, WA)
Assignee: Westblock Systems, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,101,975
App. No.
29/974,157
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a wall block, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: HAMMER, JAMES E.; HAMMER, ERIC
To: WESTBLOCK SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069376/0332 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29859092 · Nov 7, 2022
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