IP Library Granted Patent US 1,091,822
Granted Patent S1
US 1,091,822 · App. 29/796,270 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Fixation article

Inventors: Cornelis J. Janse Van Rensburg (Durham, NC); Matthew Vrhovac (Durham, NC); Richard Meaney (Durham, NC); Louis Costanzo (Durham, NC)
Assignee: DDS Company, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,091,822
App. No.
29/796,270
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for fixation article, as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2024
From: ABSOLUTE DENTAL SERVICES, INC.
To: DDS COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 066401/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2024
From: VAN RENSBURG, CORNELIS J. JANSE; VRHOVAC, MATTHEW; MEANEY, RICHARD; COSTANZO, LOUIS
To: ABSOLUTE DENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 066393/0567 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: VAN RENSBURG, CORNELIS J. JANSE; VRHOVAC, MATTHEW; MEANEY, RICHARD; COSTANZO, LOUIS
To: DDS COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 056642/0105 →
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