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US 1,115,565 · App. 29/959,512 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Tape measure

Inventors: Kyle C. Anderson (Wauwatosa, WI); Grant T. Squiers (Cudahy, WI)
Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,115,565
App. No.
29/959,512
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a tape measure as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2024
From: ANDERSON, KYLE C.; SQUIERS, GRANT T.
To: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
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Continuity (3)
Division 29868641 · Dec 9, 2022
Division 29754953 · Oct 15, 2020
Division 29673926 · Dec 18, 2018
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