IP Library Granted Patent US 5,653,548
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US 5,653,548 · App. 08/598,223

Method and apparatus for a ball and socket joint

Inventor: Samuel Amdahl
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Granted: Aug 5, 1997 Filed: Feb 7, 1996
Inventor
Samuel Amdahl
Assignee (at issue)
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

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Patent No.
US 5,653,548
App. No.
08/598,223
Filed
1996-02-07
Granted
1997-08-05
Kind
A