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US 1,106,498 · App. 29/911,764 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Joint former

Inventor: Greg Stephen Mason (Brisbane, AU)
Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,106,498
App. No.
29/911,764
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a joint former as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2023
From: MASON, GREG STEPHEN
To: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Reel/Frame 065863/0784 →
Priority Claims (1)
AU 202315529 · Aug 24, 2023 · national
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