USPTO Grants Design Patent for Snowman Medical Patch
Summary
The USPTO has granted a design patent (USD1120347S1) for a snowman-shaped medical patch to ExpressionMed LLC. The patent, which covers the ornamental design of the patch, was filed on October 4, 2024, and is set to be granted on March 24, 2026.
What changed
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a design patent, USD1120347S1, for a snowman-shaped medical patch to ExpressionMed LLC. This patent specifically protects the ornamental appearance of the medical patch, not its functional aspects. The filing date for this application was October 4, 2024, with the grant date set for March 24, 2026. The patent lists Meghan Sharkus, Kelsey Nolan, and Bjorn Berg as inventors.
This patent grant signifies a new intellectual property asset for ExpressionMed LLC related to its medical patch product line. While this is a design patent and does not impose new compliance obligations on other entities, it is crucial for competitors to be aware of this granted design to avoid infringement. Companies involved in the design or manufacturing of medical patches should review their product designs to ensure they do not infringe upon this newly granted patent.
What to do next
- Review product designs for potential infringement of the granted snowman-shaped medical patch design.
Source document (simplified)
Snowman-shaped medical patch
Design USD1120347S1 Kind: S1 Mar 24, 2026
Assignee
ExpressionMed LLC
Inventors
Meghan Sharkus, Kelsey Nolan, Bjorn Berg
CPC Classifications
A61B 5/282 A61B 2560/0412 A61B 5/6833 A61B 17/00491 A61B 5/0006 A61B 5/14551 A61B 5/0002 A61B 5/14552 A61B 2560/0468 A61B 2562/0219 A61B 5/0816 A61B 5/308 A61B 5/318 A61B 2562/046 A61B 5/259 A61B 5/274 A61B 5/6841 A61B 17/085 A61B 5/6824 A61B 5/681 A61B 5/6801 A61B 2562/247 A61B 5/6823 A61F 13/0203 A61F 13/0253 A61F 13/0206 A61F 13/023 A61F 13/0259 A61F 13/0243 A61F 13/025 A61F 13/063 A61F 2013/00217 A61F 2013/00412 A61F 13/00063 A61F 2013/00846 A61F 13/02 A61F 2013/53908 A61F 13/0266 A61F 13/05 A61F 13/069 A61F 2013/00795 A61F 2013/00782 A61F 2013/00868 A61K 8/0208 A61K 9/0021 A61K 9/7023 A61K 9/7084 A61M 25/02 A61M 16/0688 A61M 5/14248 A44C 15/0005 A61P 17/02 C09J 2301/204 C09J 7/20 Y10S 428/906 Y10T 428/14 Y10T 428/1476
Filing Date
2024-10-04
Application No.
29966723
Claims
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