Granted Patent
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US 1,141,773 · App. 30/004,757 · Granted Aug 18, 2026
Soil sampler base
Inventors:
Mark T. Weinberger (Mounds View, MN); David B. Kaminski (Clayton, CA); Daniel O. Hayes (Howell, MI); Hunter C. Anstadt (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee:
Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a soil sampler base as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded May 28, 2025
From: WEINBERGER, MARK T.; KAMINSKI, DAVID B.; HAYES, DANIEL O.; ANSTADT, HUNTER C.
To: Q.E.D. ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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Continuity (1)
Division
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