U.S. patent number D672,287 [Application Number D/369,287] was granted by the patent office on 2012-12-11 for frame-hanger-to-frame-hanger tie-plate. This patent grant is currently assigned to Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.. Invention is credited to Shawn D. Noble, Michael P. Robinson.
United States Patent | D672,287 |
Noble , et al. | December 11, 2012 |
Inventors: | Noble; Shawn D. (Naperville, IL), Robinson; Michael P. (Chicago, IL) |
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Assignee: | Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
(Itasca, IL) |
Appl. No.: | D/369,287 |
Filed: | September 5, 2010 |
Current U.S. Class: | D12/159; D8/349 |
Current International Class: | 1216 |
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