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US 1,060,036 · App. 29/900,576 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Fluid dispensing tap

Inventors: Loren L. Brelje (Glencoe, MN); Ronald E. Kieras (Woodstock, IL)
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Patent No.
US 1,060,036
App. No.
29/900,576
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a fluid dispensing tap, as shown and described.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: LIQUI-BOX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075376/0963 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: LIQUI-BOX CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 073428/0571 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: BRELJE, LOREN L.; KIERAS, RONALD E.
To: DAVID S. SMITH AMERICA, INC., DBA, WORLDWIDE DISPENSERS
Reel/Frame 064668/0759 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: LIQUI-BOX CORPORATION; LB USA FLEXIBLES, INC.
To: LIQUI-BOX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064668/0845 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: DAVID S. SMITH AMERICA, INC.
To: LB USA FLEXIBLES, INC.
Reel/Frame 064673/0296 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29706620 · Sep 21, 2019
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