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US 1,111,149 · App. 29/834,147 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Hangable aquarium filter

Inventors: Brad L. Mihlbauer (Mukwonago, WI); Ernie Katris (Franklin, WI)
Assignee: Central Garden & Pet Company
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Patent No.
US 1,111,149
App. No.
29/834,147
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design of a hangable aquarium filter as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY; FOUR PAWS PRODUCTS, LTD.; IMS TRADING, LLC; K&H MANUFACTURING, LLC; NEXGEN PLANT SCIENCE CENTER, LLC; T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC.; WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL
To: TRUIST BANK
Reel/Frame 073604/0698 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2022
From: KATRIS, ERNIE; MIHLBAUER, BRAD L.
To: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060919/0522 →
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