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US 1,075,293 · App. 29/865,260 · Granted May 20, 2025

Bifold wallet

Inventors: Colby S. Bauer (Provo, UT); Dillon M. Boyes (Vineyard, UT)
Assignee: Thread Wallets LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,075,293
App. No.
29/865,260
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a bifold wallet, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2022
From: BAUER, COLBY S.; BOYES, DILLON M.
To: THREAD WALLETS LLC
Reel/Frame 060590/0920 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 16983884 · Aug 3, 2020
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