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US 1,079,277 · App. 29/859,030 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Toothbrush

Inventors: Douglas Hohlbein (Hopewell, NJ); Daniel Wainless (New Brunswick, NJ)
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Patent No.
US 1,079,277
App. No.
29/859,030
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a toothbrush, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2022
From: HOHLBEIN, DOUGLAS; WAINLESS, DANIEL
To: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 061672/0923 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29715564 · Dec 3, 2019
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