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US 1,099,648 · App. 29/766,549 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Two-tier drawer organizing tray for eating and cooking utensils

Inventor: Jimmy Seifert (Dallas, TX)
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Patent No.
US 1,099,648
App. No.
29/766,549
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a two-tier drawer organizing tray for eating and cooking utensils as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2021
From: SEIFERT, JIMMY
To: THE CONTAINER STORE, INC.
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