IP Library Granted Patent US 1,118,768
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US 1,118,768 · App. 29/874,056 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Winged vehicle

Inventors: William Thalheimer (Waltham, MA); Michael Klinker (Hollis, MA); William Bryan Baker (Cohasset, MA); Daniel Cottrell (Centreville, VA); John Andrew Gaynor (Barrington, RI); Bradley C. Buskirk (Charlotte, NC); Brett C. Peters (Warwick, RI); Cory Asher Kays (Ft. Thomas, KY); Jason Castriota (Stamford, CT); Marco Borge (Vopiano, IT); Edward Lester (Somerville, MA)
Assignee: REGENT Craft Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,118,768
App. No.
29/874,056
Filed
Apr 13, 2023
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Art Unit
2961
USPC
D21/447
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a winged vehicle, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2023
From: THALHEIMER, WILLIAM; KLINKER, MICHAEL; BAKER, WILLIAM BRYAN; COTTRELL, DAN; GAYNOR, JOHN ANDREW; BUSKIRK, BRADLEY C.; PETERS, BRETT C.; KAYS, CORY ASHER; CASTRIOTA, JASON; BORGE, MARCO; LESTER, EDWARD
To: REGENT CRAFT INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17845480 · Jun 21, 2022
Continuation In Part 17570090 · Jan 6, 2022
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