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US 1,125,598 · App. 29/893,021 · Granted May 5, 2026

Water supply valve box lid

Inventors: Michael Kafka (Troy, PA); Merle Eiffert (Gillett, PA)
Assignee: Penn-Troy Manufacturing Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,125,598
App. No.
29/893,021
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a water supply valve box lid, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: KAFKA, MICHAEL; EIFFERT, MERLE
To: PENN-TROY MANUFACTURING INC.
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