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US 1,101,979 · App. 29/870,867 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Floor underlayment

Inventor: Dennis Bordin (Asolo, IT)
Assignee: Progress Profiles S.p.A.
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Patent No.
US 1,101,979
App. No.
29/870,867
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a floor underlayment, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: BORDIN, DENNIS
To: PROGRESS PROFILES S.P.A.
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