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US 1,111,195 · App. 29/913,199 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Drain screed device

Inventor: Gary George Baltz, Jr. (Mountain Brook, AL)
Assignee: Alabama Metal Industries Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,111,195
App. No.
29/913,199
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a drain screed device as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: BALTZ, GARY GEORGE, JR.
To: ALABAMA METAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
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