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US 1,079,422 · App. 29/929,109 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Jar opener

Inventors: William Merrill (Brooklyn, NY); Vicente Valderrama (Staten Island, NY)
Assignee: KAZ EUROPE SÀRL
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Patent No.
US 1,079,422
App. No.
29/929,109
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a jar opener, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2025
From: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
To: KAZ EUROPE SÀRL
Reel/Frame 070496/0834 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2024
From: MERRILL, WILLIAM; VALDERRAMA, VICENTE
To: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066543/0206 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29801256 · Jul 28, 2021
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