IP Library Granted Patent US 1,104,296
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US 1,104,296 · App. 29/849,811 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Door

Inventors: Ryan Rice (Menomonee Falls, WI); Matt Pounds (Menomonee Falls, WI); Tom Persick (Menomonee Falls, WI); Rahul Dadgale (Maharashtra, IN)
Assignee: The Mills Partition Company, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,104,296
App. No.
29/849,811
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a door as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: THE MILLS COMPANY
To: THE MILLS PARTITION COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 068837/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2022
From: RICE, RYAN; POUNDS, MATT; PERSICK, TOM; DADGALE, RAHUL
To: THE MILLS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 061399/0084 →
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