IP Library Granted Patent US 1,118,283
Granted Patent S1
US 1,118,283 · App. 29/887,051 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Beverage can puncture device

Inventors: James W. Fritz (Manalapan, NJ); Joseph Morreale (Manalapan, NJ); Paul Sanzone (Manalapan, NJ)
Assignee: Four Friends Investments LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,118,283
App. No.
29/887,051
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a beverage can puncture device as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2023
From: FRITZ, JAMES W.; MORREALE, JOSEPH; SANZONE, PAUL
To: FOUR FRIENDS INVESTMENTS LLC
Reel/Frame 063030/0535 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29820545 · Dec 22, 2021
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