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US 1,146,007 · App. 29/951,049 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Ventilation grille

Inventors: Mirko Zakula (Hartford, WI); James D. Bohn (Hartford, WI); Jesse Hollingsworth (Hartford, WI)
Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,146,007
App. No.
29/951,049
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a ventilation grille as shown and described.

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