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US 1,097,167 · App. 29/841,276 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Pressure offloading device

Inventor: Kevin Nelson (Brunswick, OH)
Assignee: Recovery Force Health, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,097,167
App. No.
29/841,276
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a pressure offloading device as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2025
From: NELSON, KEVIN M,, MR.
To: NELSON INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070696/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2025
From: NELSON INNOVATIONS, LLC
To: RECOVERY FORCE HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 070696/0746 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2022
From: NELSON, KEVIN
To: NELSON INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061448/0446 →
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