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US 1,137,917 · App. 29/895,305 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Handheld transmitter

Inventors: Lee Thomas Kjos (Webster, MN); Darrell Douglas (Knoxville, TN); Kevin Zinn (Knoxville, TN); Clay Thompson (Bristol, SD)
Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,137,917
App. No.
29/895,305
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handheld transmitter as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: KJOS, LEE THOMAS; DOUGLAS, DARRELL; ZINN, KEVIN; THOMPSON, CLAY
To: RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064418/0012 →
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