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US 1,065,600 · App. 29/844,145 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Ladder top

Inventors: Weston Van Wambeke (Severna Park, MD); Michael R. Herbert (Naperville, IL)
Assignee: WERNER CO.
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Patent No.
US 1,065,600
App. No.
29/844,145
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a ladder top, as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2025
From: WERNER CO.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071636/0185 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2024
From: HERBERT, MICHAEL R.
To: WERNER CO.
Reel/Frame 069261/0628 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2024
From: VAN WAMBEKE, WESTON
To: WERNER CO.
Reel/Frame 068832/0525 →
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