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US 1,086,366 · App. 29/963,867 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Nozzle unit

Inventor: Uwe Fleischer (Herzhorn, DE)
Assignee: Tomra Sorting GmbH
B05B1/202B05B1/005B05B1/323B05B15/525B05B15/528B05B15/658B07C5/3425B07C5/363B07C5/38B05B13/0221G01N21/85
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Patent No.
US 1,086,366
App. No.
29/963,867
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a nozzle unit as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2024
From: FLEISCHER, UWE
To: TOMRA SORTING GMBH
Reel/Frame 068637/0942 →
Priority Claims (2)
EP 15175494 · Jul 6, 2015 · regional
EM 008511521 · Apr 21, 2021 · regional
Continuity (5)
Division 29812456 · Oct 21, 2021
Continuation In Part 17375073 · Jul 14, 2021
Continuation In Part 29796856 · Jun 28, 2021
Continuation 15741905
Continuation 15741905
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