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US 1,145,535 · App. 30/020,626 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Coupler system for use with a concrete reinforcement bar

Inventors: Benjamin Thomas Marotta (Wilberforce, OH); Timothy Lee Cartwright (Tipp City, OH); Jacob William Marino (Kettering, OH); Thomas Carroll Redinger (Dayton, OH)
Assignee: Barsplice Products, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,145,535
App. No.
30/020,626
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a coupler system for use with a concrete reinforcement bar, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2025
From: MAROTTA, BENJAMIN THOMAS; CARTWRIGHT, TIMOTHY LEE; MARINO, JACOB WILLIAM; REDINGER, THOMAS CARROLL
To: BARSPLICE PRODUCTS, INC.
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