Finger-mounted gripping tool

- INOOBI, INC.

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Description

2. Finger-mounted gripping tool

2.1 : Top, front perspective

2.2 : Front

2.3 : Right

2.4 : Back

2.5 : Left

2.6 : Bottom

2.7 : Top

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the finger-mounted gripping tool that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a finger-mounted gripping tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D997660
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 25, 2022
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 2023
Assignee: INOOBI, INC. (Harbor City, CA)
Inventors: Wanki Kevin Choi (Torrance, CA), Adam Carl Miller (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Arva P Adams
Application Number: 35/002,206
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/686; D7/648