Granted Patent
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US 1,149,480 · App. 29/966,308 · Granted Sep 29, 2026
Support beam of a shelving unit
Inventors:
Anusha Chakraborthy (Downers Grove, IL); Mitchell E. Bianchin (Villa Park, IL); Rohan Parab (Chicago, IL)
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a support beam of a shelving unit as shown and described.
Continuity (1)
Division
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