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US 1,062,522 · App. 29/858,329 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Buckle

Inventor: Eric W. Millward (Des Plaines, IL)
Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,062,522
App. No.
29/858,329
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a buckle as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2022
From: MILLWARD, ERIC W.
To: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
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