IP Library Granted Patent US 1,082,328
Granted Patent S1
US 1,082,328 · App. 29/933,091 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Dish cleaning tool head

Inventor: William Jack Merrill (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: KAZ EUROPE SÀRL
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Patent No.
US 1,082,328
App. No.
29/933,091
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a dish cleaning tool head, 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 Mar 21, 2024
From: MERRILL, WILLIAM JACK
To: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066854/0625 →
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