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US 1,097,155 · App. 29/918,894 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Handle for dental instrument

Inventors: Erin Baumstark (Chicago, IL); James Stango (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: HU-FRIEDY MFG. CO., LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,097,155
App. No.
29/918,894
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handle for dental instrument, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 31, 2024
From: HU-FRIEDY MFG. CO., LLC; CROSSTEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SPS MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067594/0116 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: BAUMSTARK, ERIN; STANGO, JAMES
To: HU-FRIEDY MFG. CO., LLC
Reel/Frame 066000/0803 →
Continuity (2)
Division 29845195 · Jul 5, 2022
Division 29739798 · Jun 29, 2020
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