IP Library Granted Patent US 1,096,950
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US 1,096,950 · App. 29/877,029 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Handheld controller for a flight simulator or a remotely controlled aircraft

Inventor: Thomas Michael Nield (Frisco, TX)
Assignee: Yawman LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,096,950
App. No.
29/877,029
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handheld controller for a flight simulator or a remotely controlled aircraft, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2023
From: NIELD, THOMAS MICHAEL
To: YAWMAN LLC
Reel/Frame 063830/0069 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29800809 · Jul 23, 2021
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