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US 1,071,251 · App. 29/892,401 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Retaining wall block

Inventor: Blaine French (Rochester, MN)
Assignee: Mortarless Technologies, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,071,251
App. No.
29/892,401
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a retaining wall block substantially as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2023
From: FRENCH, BLAINE
To: MORTARLESS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 065896/0051 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29776490 · Mar 30, 2021
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