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US 1,103,334 · App. 29/928,910 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Filter cartridge

Inventors: Bryan Miller (Stockton, IL); Glen Trickle (Downers Grove, IL)
Assignee: EMC Water LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,103,334
App. No.
29/928,910
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a filter cartridge as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2026
From: WORLD DRYER CORPORATION; EMC WATER LLC; ZURN WATER, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 074945/0904 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 8, 2025
From: ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
To: EMC WATER LLC
Reel/Frame 072837/0199 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2024
From: MILLER, BRYAN; TRICKLE, GLEN
To: ELKAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 066525/0635 →
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