IP Library Granted Patent US 1,079,147
Granted Patent S1
US 1,079,147 · App. 29/903,240 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Animal grooming tool

Inventors: Gregory van Eyk (Middleton, WI); Terry Allen Willemin (Middleton, WI); Elizabeth Lee Mondloch (Middleton, WI); William Nathan Brunner (Middleton, WI); William D. Himes (Middleton, WI)
Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,079,147
App. No.
29/903,240
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an animal grooming tool as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2024
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; GLOFISH, LLC; SPECTRUM BRANDS PET GROUP, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS PET LLC; EMPOWER BRANDS, LLC; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 067201/0653 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2024
From: VAN EYK, GREGORY; WILLEMIN, TERRY ALLEN; MONDLOCH, ELIZABETH LEE; BRUNNER, WILLIAM NATHAN; HIMES, WILLIAM D.
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066634/0023 →
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