Granted Patent
S1
US 1,060,850 · App. 29/750,489 · Granted Feb 4, 2025
Combined dental floss holder and case
Inventors:
William Thomas May (South Orange, NJ); Simon Enever (Brooklyn, NY); Jonathan Fratti (Brooklyn, NY); Paul Koh (New York, NY); Maxwell Wood-Lee (Brooklyn, NY); James Krause (Queens, NY)
Assignee:
Quip NYC Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a combined dental floss holder and case, as shown and described.
Assignments (5)
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Sep 30, 2025
From: QUIP NYC INC.
To: SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 072988/0904 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Mar 1, 2022
From: QUIP NYC INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059139/0761 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Feb 18, 2022
From: QUIP NYC INC.
To: CSI GP I LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059052/0396 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: QUIP NYC INC.
To: TRINITY CAPITAL INC.
Reel/Frame 058990/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Oct 15, 2020
From: MAY, WILLIAM THOMAS; ENEVER, SIMON; FRATTI, JONATHAN; KOH, PAUL; WOOD-LEE, MAXWELL; KRAUSE, JAMES
To: QUIP NYC INC.
Reel/Frame 054069/0572 →
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