IP Library Granted Patent US 1,121,427
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US 1,121,427 · App. 29/989,283 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Fastening device

Inventors: Michael Bretz (Bellingham, WA); Mark S. Soderberg (Conifer, CO); Stephen B. Katsaros (Denver, CO)
Assignee: ZIPZON, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,121,427
App. No.
29/989,283
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

An ornamental design for a fastening device, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2025
From: BRETZ, MICHAEL; SODERBERG, MARK S.; KATSAROS, STEPHEN B.
To: ZIPZON, LLC
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