IP Library Granted Patent US 1,134,701
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US 1,134,701 · App. 30/004,480 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Water softener control enclosure

Inventors: Kelly Gibbons (Niles, IL); Zachary Carlins (Chicago, IL); James T. Mcgee (Beverly, MA); Paul Metaxatos (Swampscott, MA); Eugene Boglio (Glendale Heights, IL); Tedd M. Schneidewend (Glen Ellyn, IL)
Assignee: CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
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Patent No.
US 1,134,701
App. No.
30/004,480
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a water softener control enclosure as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2025
From: GIBBONS, KELLY; CARLINS, ZACHARY; MCGEE, JAMES T.; METAXATOS, PAUL; BOGLIO, EUGENE; SCHNEIDEWEND, TEDD M.
To: CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
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