Patent Application
Utility
App. No. 18/380,397
· Confirmation No. 9203
Dual-Mode Adjustable Pliers
Inventor:
Zhihong Fu
Applicant:
Apex Brands,Inc.
Notice of Allowance Mailed -- Application Received in Office of Publications
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Inventors
Zhihong Fu
Cary, NC
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
81/393
B25B7/10
B25B7/12
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SCRUGGS, ROBERT J
- Art Unit
- 3723
- Customer No.
- 148444
- Docket No.
- 717745/00726/P4102US02
- Confirmation No.
- 9203
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20240042580A1
- Pub. Date
- 2024-02-08
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 17/914,417
· US 11,819,987
Filed 2022-09-26
· Patented Case
Parent
PCT
is a National Stage Entry of
→
PCT/US2021/024770
Filed 2021-03-30
· Notice of Allowance Mailed -- Application Received in Office of Publications
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 63/005,968
Filed 2020-04-06
· Provisional Application Expired
from
APEX BRANDS, INC.
SUPER PRIORITY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT
Recorded 2025-12-31
from
APEX BRANDS, INC.
NEW SUPER PRIORITY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT
Recorded 2025-10-28
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/380,397
- Filed
- 2023-10-16
- Pub. No.
- US20240042580A1
- Examiner
- SCRUGGS, ROBERT J
- Art Unit
- 3723
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