IP Library Granted Patent US 1,077,970
Granted Patent S1
US 1,077,970 · App. 29/857,945 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Knife handle

Inventors: Nicholas Kielsmeier (Denver, CO); Clinton Wade Lynch (Erie, CO)
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corp.
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Patent No.
US 1,077,970
App. No.
29/857,945
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a knife handle, as shown.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2023
From: KIELSMEIER, NICHOLAS; LYNCH, CLINTON WADE
To: MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORP.
Reel/Frame 063348/0580 →
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