IP Library Granted Patent US 1,072,703
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US 1,072,703 · App. 29/871,178 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Wheel lock ring assembly

Inventor: Leonard Hensel (Rome, GA)
Assignee: OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,072,703
App. No.
29/871,178
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a wheel lock ring assembly, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2026
From: OTR ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, INC. (F/K/A OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC.)
To: CIBC BANK USA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075230/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2023
From: HENSEL, LEONARD
To: OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC.
Reel/Frame 062693/0472 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29711547 · Oct 31, 2019
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