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US 1,136,090 · App. 29/805,487 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Arthropod trapping device

Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Smith (Liberty Township, OH); Brian Lee Floyd (Cincinnati, OH); Thomas Bernard Walker, III (Cincinnati, OH); Danilo Rossi (Trento, IT); Walter Sordo (Trento, IT)
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Patent No.
US 1,136,090
App. No.
29/805,487
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an arthropod trapping device, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2021
From: SMITH, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE; FLOYD, BRIAN LEE; WALKER, THOMAS BERNARD, III; ROSSI, DANILO; SORDO, WALTER; MERTZ DESIGN STUDIO; ZOBELE HOLDING SPA
To: THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY
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