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US 12,716,469 · App. 18/040,387 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Line guide apparatus for suspended applications, in particular drilling rigs, drilling apparatus or the like

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Patent No.
US 12,716,469
App. No.
18/040,387
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2026
From: IGUS GMBH
To: IGUS SE & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 074695/0185 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2023
From: HERMEY, ANDREAS; HOWOLD, PHILIP; SCHMIDT, CHRISTOPH; SCHNEEBECK, TIM; SCHULTES, THILO KONRAD
To: IGUS GMBH
Reel/Frame 062889/0806 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2020 104 4822.6 · Aug 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250361923A1 · Nov 27, 2025
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