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US 1,121,197 · App. 29/937,907 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Float for a headband

Inventors: Angelo Kotsis (Marrickville, AU); Timothy James Rugendyke (Woy Woy, AU); Chi Keung Lee (Merrylands, AU); William Narpes (North Ridgeville, OH)
Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,121,197
App. No.
29/937,907
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a float for a headband as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
AMENDED AND RESTATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 19, 2025
From: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC; ENERGIZER AUTO, INC.,; ENERGIZER AUTO SALES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070565/0282 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29799863 · Jul 16, 2021
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