IP Library Granted Patent US 1,130,745
Granted Patent S1
US 1,130,745 · App. 29/965,527 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Spinal implant

Inventors: Keith E. Miller (Germantown, TN); Colleen Meara Cole Mignogna (Southaven, MS); Anthony J. Melkent (Germantown, TN)
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,130,745
App. No.
29/965,527
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a spinal implant, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2024
From: MILLER, KEITH E.; MIGNOGNA, COLLEEN MEARA COLE; MELKENT, ANTHONY J.
To: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 068952/0285 →
Continuity (2)
Division 29831894 · Mar 23, 2022
Division 29724067 · Feb 12, 2020
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