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US 1,094,052 · App. 29/920,449 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Annular blade

Inventor: Jeffrey A. Whited (Richfield, OH)
Assignee: Bettcher Industries, Inc.
B26B25/002A22B5/0047A22B5/165A22C17/0033A22C17/12F16C17/10
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Patent No.
US 1,094,052
App. No.
29/920,449
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an annular blade as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: WHITED, JEFFREY A.
To: BETTCHER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 072018/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: WHITED, JEFFREY A.
To: BETTCHER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 072018/0729 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18117154 · Mar 3, 2023
Continuation 17210024 · Mar 23, 2021
Continuation 16736439 · Jan 7, 2020
Continuation 16050931 · Jul 31, 2018
Continuation 15374207 · Dec 9, 2016
Continuation 29863248 · Dec 16, 2022
Division 29674824 · Dec 26, 2018
Continuation 29634991 · Jan 26, 2018
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