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US 1,089,340 · App. 29/895,576 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Ring cutter

Inventors: Johan Van Hulle (Ottawa, CA); Patrick Hennessey (Dartmouth, CA); Scott Ungar Campbell (Dartmouth, CA); Bradley Eric MacKeil (Fletchers Lake, CA)
Assignee: Ring Rescue Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,089,340
App. No.
29/895,576
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a ring cutter as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2025
From: VAN HULLE, JOHAN; HENNESSEY, PATRICK; CAMPBELL, SCOTT UNGAR; MACKEIL, BRADLEY ERIC
To: RING RESCUE INC.
Reel/Frame 070214/0634 →
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