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US 1,096,938 · App. 29/849,551 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Pocket with surface indicia

Inventors: Michael Rowe (Medway, OH); Abbey Blundell (Troy, OH)
Assignee: ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,096,938
App. No.
29/849,551
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a pocket with surface indicia, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2025
From: ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 069934/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2024
From: ROWE, MICHAEL; BLUNDELL, ABBEY
To: ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069250/0878 →
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