IP Library Granted Patent US 1,137,778
Granted Patent S1
US 1,137,778 · App. 29/974,600 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Personal lighting device

Inventor: Bowden Ormsbee (Longmont, CO)
Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,137,778
App. No.
29/974,600
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a personal lighting device as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 19, 2026
From: NITE IZE, INC.
To: NITE IZE, LLC
Reel/Frame 076014/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: ORMSBEE, BOWDEN
To: NITE IZE, INC.
Reel/Frame 069378/0806 →
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