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US 1,121,147 · App. 29/836,835 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Ear cleaner

Inventor: Richard Carl Olson (Deerfield Beach, FL)
Assignee: Quest Products, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,121,147
App. No.
29/836,835
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an ear cleaner, as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2026
From: OLSON, RICHARD CARL
To: OLSON IP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 073941/0278 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 2, 2026
From: CLINERE PRODUCTS, LLC
To: QUEST PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073941/0351 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2026
From: OLSON IP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: CLINERE PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 075012/0609 →
Continuity (2)
Division 29684273 · Mar 19, 2019
Division 29567975 · Jun 14, 2016
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