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US 1,094,715 · App. 29/936,125 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Instrument for measuring eye-health characteristics

Inventor: Joshua J. Park (Riverside, CA)
Assignee: ZEAVISION LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,094,715
App. No.
29/936,125
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an instrument for measuring eye-health characteristics as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: ZEAVISION LLC
To: PRN PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDED NUTRICEUTICALS LLC
Reel/Frame 071860/0484 →
SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 20, 2024
From: ZEAVISION, LLC; OCULAR PROGNOSTICS, LLC
To: CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 069743/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2024
From: PARK, JOSHUA J.
To: ZEAVISION LLC
Reel/Frame 067026/0916 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 29868694 · Dec 12, 2022
Continuation In Part 18064052 · Dec 9, 2022
Continuation In Part 17304274 · Jun 17, 2021
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