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US 1,069,845 · App. 29/774,734 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Tiller for outboard motor

Inventors: Travis J. Vaninetti (Kirkland, WA); Todd D. Dannenberg (Fond du Lac, WI)
Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,069,845
App. No.
29/774,734
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a tiller for outboard motor as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: VANINETTI, TRAVIS J.; DANNENBERG, TODD D.
To: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055713/0650 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29610556 · Jul 13, 2017
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