IP Library Granted Patent US 1,094,491
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US 1,094,491 · App. 29/832,632 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Sealant removal reversible socket for hex head fasteners

Inventor: Jon Eric Navratil (Annandale, MN)
Assignee: MALCO TOOLS, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,094,491
App. No.
29/832,632
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a sealant removal reversible socket for hex head fasteners as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: NAVRATIL, JON ERIC
To: MALCO PRODUCTS, SBC
Reel/Frame 068487/0284 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: MALCO PRODUCTS, SBC
To: MALCO TOOLS, INC.
Reel/Frame 068844/0021 →
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