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US 1,132,207 · App. 29/945,527 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Handle for a frame subassembly of a patient transport apparatus

Inventors: Michael T. Brubaker (Portage, MI); Michael Maurice Desjardins (Plainwell, MI); Bradley Sommer (Lagrange, OH)
Assignee: Stryker Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,132,207
App. No.
29/945,527
Filed
Jun 4, 2024
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
S1
Art Unit
2962
USPC
D12/133
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handle for a frame subassembly of a patient transport apparatus, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2024
From: DESJARDINS, MICHAEL MAURICE; BRUBAKER, MICHAEL T.; SOMMER, BRADLEY
To: STRYKER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068175/0079 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29718871 · Dec 30, 2019
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