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Utility
App. No. 17/575,231
· Confirmation No. 1941
Extractor Socket with Bidirectional Driving Capability and Corresponding Extraction Set with Intermediate Sizes
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APEX BRANDS, INC.
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Inventors
Timothy T. McKenzie
Westminster, MD
Zhihong Fu
Cary, NC
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
81/53.2
B25B13/06
B25B13/065
B25B27/18
B25B13/56
B25B21/00
B25B23/0035
B25B23/105
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SCRUGGS, ROBERT J
- Art Unit
- 3723
- Customer No.
- 148444
- Docket No.
- 717745/00501/P3479US02
- Confirmation No.
- 1941
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20220134520A1
- Pub. Date
- 2022-05-05
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APEX BRANDS, INC.
NEW SUPER PRIORITY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT
Recorded 2025-10-28
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NO. 16/672703 PAT NO. 11191173 WHICH WAS INCORRECTLY INCLUDED AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE RECORDS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67310 FRAME 54. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SUPER PRIORITY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS.
Recorded 2024-08-22
from
APEX BRANDS, INC.
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE APPLICATION NO. 16/672703 PAT. NO. 11191173 WAS INCORRCTLY INCLUDED AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE RECORDS. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 66631 FRAME: 791. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SUPER PRIORITY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT.
Recorded 2024-06-25
SUPER PRIORITY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS
Recorded 2024-05-03
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SUPER PRIORITY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT
Recorded 2024-02-20
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 17/575,231
- Filed
- 2022-01-13
- Pub. No.
- US20220134520A1
- Examiner
- SCRUGGS, ROBERT J
- Art Unit
- 3723
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