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US 1,077,158 · App. 29/873,297 · Granted May 27, 2025

Toilet seat assembly

Inventors: Jonathan Arndt (Sheboygan, WI); Keith Fischer (Elkhart Lake, WI)
Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
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Patent No.
US 1,077,158
App. No.
29/873,297
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a toilet seat assembly, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2024
From: ARNDT, JONATHAN; FISCHER, KEITH
To: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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