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US 1,140,339 · App. 29/961,510 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Facemask for a football helmet

Inventors: Vittorio Bologna (Des Plaines, IL); Joseph Levene (Des Plaines, IL)
Assignee: Riddell, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,140,339
App. No.
29/961,510
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a facemask for a football helmet, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2026
From: RIDDELL, INC.; ALL AMERICAN SPORTS CORPORATION; EB SPORTS CORP.; RIDDELL SPORTS INC.; RIDDELL SPORTS GROUP, INC.; RIDMARK CORPORATION; MACMARK CORPORATION; EQUILINK LICENSING, LLC; SIMBEX LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 075588/0299 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2026
From: RIDDELL SPORTS INC.; RIDDELL SPORTS GROUP, INC.; ALL AMERICAN SPORTS CORPORATION; EB SPORTS CORP.; RIDDELL, INC.; MACMARK CORPORATION; RIDMARK CORPORATION; EQUILINK LICENSING, LLC; SIMBEX LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 075604/0882 →
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