IP Library Granted Patent US 1,136,413
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US 1,136,413 · App. 29/969,156 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Toy ball

Inventor: Johann Soto (Rutherford, NJ)
Assignee: THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 1,136,413
App. No.
29/969,156
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a toy ball, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2024
From: SOTO, JOHANN
To: THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION
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