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US 1,148,528 · App. 29/930,545 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Mounting bracket

Inventor: Michael V. Smeja (McHenry, IL)
Assignee: SOLAR CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,148,528
App. No.
29/930,545
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a mounting bracket as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2024
From: SMEJA, MICHAEL V.
To: SOLAR CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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