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US 1,092,735 · App. 29/821,388 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Alignment feature

Inventors: Max Hunter Knecht (Brooklyn, NY); Stephen Anton (Union, NJ); Sean James Coyle (Pennington, NJ); Nathan Wald (Summit, NJ); Eleanor F. Small (Philadelphia, PA); Nicole Kaminsky (Yardley, PA)
Assignee: Kenvue Brands LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,092,735
App. No.
29/821,388
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an alignment feature as shown and described.

Assignments (8)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: KENVUE BRANDS LLC
Reel/Frame 069267/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 062438/0372 →
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 062438/0521 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 061109/0899 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: ANTON, STEPHEN; COYLE, SEAN JAMES; SMALL, ELEANOR F.; KAMINSKY, NICOLE
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 061109/0721 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: ETHICON, INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 061109/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: KNECHT, MAX HUNTER
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 061109/0795 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: WALD, NATHAN
To: ETHICON, INC.
Reel/Frame 061109/0841 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/US2021/040042 · Jul 1, 2021 · international
Continuity (1)
Continuation 17364981 · Jul 1, 2021
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