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US 1,077,859 · App. 29/758,626 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Blower

Inventors: Bennett W. Westling (Milwaukee, WI); Atul Anand (Milwaukee, WI)
Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,077,859
App. No.
29/758,626
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a blower, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2021
From: WESTLING, BENNETT W.; ANAND, ATUL
To: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
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