Bench
This application is related to commonly assigned U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,577, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,579, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,580, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,581, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,582, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,591, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,593, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,594, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; and U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/728,595, filed on Mar. 19, 2020, by Chipman et al. and entitled “Bench”; which applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 2024
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 2024
Assignee: LANDSCAPE FORMS, INC. (Kalamazoo, MI)
Inventors: Robert G. Chipman (West Lake Hills, TX), Site Li (Kalamazoo, MI), James M. Bucholtz (Paw Paw, MI)
Primary Examiner: Paul D Bohannon
Application Number: 29/929,126