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US 1,057,557 · App. 29/748,620 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Locking tab for tamper-evident box

Inventors: Robert F. Humberstone (Port Charlotte, FL); Hector Nava (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,057,557
App. No.
29/748,620
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a locking tab for tamper-evident box, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
AMENDED AND RESTATED GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2021
From: PRATT CORRUGATED HOLDINGS, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 058556/0898 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: HUMBERSTONE, ROBERT F.; NAVA, HECTOR
To: PRATT CORRUGATED HOLDINGS, INC.
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