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US 1,121,815 · App. 29/973,406 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Cap for an endotracheal tube guide

Inventors: Juan N. Walterspiel (Menlo Park, CA); Jonathan S. Weiss (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Juan Walterspiel
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Patent No.
US 1,121,815
App. No.
29/973,406
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a cap for an endotracheal tube guide as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2024
From: WEISS, JONATHAN S.
To: WALTERSPIEL, JUAN N.
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