Granted Patent
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US 1,140,004 · App. 29/971,833 · Granted Aug 4, 2026
Humeral implant
Inventors:
Kevin P. Knox (Fort Wayne, IN); Austin Wyatt Mutchler (Warsaw, IN); Shawn M. Gargac (Fort Wayne, IN)
Assignee:
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a humeral implant, as shown and described.
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 6, 2024
From: KNOX, KEVIN P.; MUTCHLER, AUSTIN WYATT; GARGAC, SHAWN M.
To: TORNIER, INC.
Reel/Frame 069154/0729 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT
Recorded Nov 6, 2024
From: TORNIER, INC.
To: HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 069313/0672 →
Continuity (3)
Division
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· Mar 21, 2023
Division
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· Mar 25, 2022
Division
29707805
· Oct 1, 2019
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