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US 1,091,806 · App. 29/714,424 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Ear cleaning device

Inventor: Aadil Diwan (Renton, WA)
Assignee: SafKan, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,091,806
App. No.
29/714,424
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an ear cleaning device, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2026
From: SAFKAN, INC.
To: ALL EARS HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 074695/0899 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2019
From: DIWAN, AADIL
To: SAFKAN, INC.
Reel/Frame 051173/0748 →
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