IP Library Granted Patent US 1,098,481
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US 1,098,481 · App. 29/890,735 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Handle for a rapid transfer port

Inventor: David Ted Fick (Cannon Falls, MN)
Assignee: Stabilus Motion Controls GmbH
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Patent No.
US 1,098,481
App. No.
29/890,735
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handle for a rapid transfer port, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2025
From: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.
To: STABILUS MOTION CONTROLS GMBH
Reel/Frame 072187/0227 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE APPLICATION NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 064639 FRAME: 0673. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: FICK, DAVID TED
To: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 065080/0749 →
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