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US 1,141,811 · App. 29/955,418 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Strapping tool

Inventors: Dominic Müller (Dietikon, CH); Josef Blum (Hausen AG, CH)
Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,141,811
App. No.
29/955,418
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a strapping tool as shown and described herein.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2025
From: MÜLLER, DOMINIC; BLUM, JOSEF
To: SIGNODE SWITZERLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 071685/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2025
From: SIGNODE SWITZERLAND GMBH
To: SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 071685/0473 →
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