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The broken lines in the drawings represent portions of the ring and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a ring, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2023
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 2025
Assignee: Flexible Jewelry LLC (Lehi, UT)
Inventors: Brock Zobell (Mapleton, UT), Aaron Dalley (American Fork, UT), Brighton Jones (Midvale, UT)
Primary Examiner: Llorelys Martinez-Rivera
Application Number: 29/915,215