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US 1,108,658 · App. 29/986,178 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Lid

Inventors: Marie Murakami (Carlsbad, CA); Kyle Bulloch (Rancho Santa Fe, CA); Neil Olson (San Diego, CA); Joshua Mead (San Diego, CA); Ross Winnick (Carlsbad, CA); Wei Fuh Teo (Johor, MY); Michael Thacker (San Diego, CA)
Assignees: Life Technologies Corporation; Life Technologies Holdings PTE Limited
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Patent No.
US 1,108,658
App. No.
29/986,178
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a lid as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2025
From: TEO, WEI FUH
To: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS PTE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070083/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2025
From: MURAKAMI, MARIE; BULLOCH, KYLE; OLSON, NEIL; MEAD, JOSHUA; WINNICK, ROSS; THACKER, MICHAEL
To: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070083/0903 →
Continuity (2)
Division 29861232 · Nov 28, 2022
Division 29741481 · Jul 13, 2020
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