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US 1,141,839 · App. 29/863,838 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Handle

Inventor: Benoit Rolland (Watertown, MA)
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Patent No.
US 1,141,839
App. No.
29/863,838
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handle, as shown and described.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 29808674 · Sep 22, 2021
Continuation 29772378 · Mar 1, 2021
Continuation 29610721 · Jul 14, 2017
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