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US 1,101,525 · App. 29/953,409 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Extractor socket

Inventors: Timothy T. McKenzie (Westminster, MD); Zhihong Fu (Cary, NC)
Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
B25B27/18B25B13/065B25B23/105
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,101,525
App. No.
29/953,409
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an extractor socket, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2025
From: FU, ZHIHONG; MCKENZIE, TIMOTHY T.
To: APEX BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070336/0309 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 29834646 · Apr 13, 2022
Continuation 16204134 · Nov 29, 2018
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