IP Library Granted Patent US 1,081,103
Granted Patent S1
US 1,081,103 · App. 29/901,035 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Sock

Inventor: Millie Jane Dowell (Cana, VA)
Assignee: Renfro LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,081,103
App. No.
29/901,035
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2024
From: RENFRO LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 068039/0703 →
PATENT COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 20, 2024
From: RENFRO LLC
To: CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 068465/0076 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2023
From: DOWELL, MILLIE JANE
To: RENFRO LLC
Reel/Frame 064901/0187 →
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