IP Library Granted Patent US 1,116,332
Granted Patent S1
US 1,116,332 · App. 29/857,751 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Shopping cart with anti-tip feature

Inventors: Sara L. Pedersen (Minneapolis, MN); Alex K. Poniatowski (New Hope, MN); Hermann Eichele (Leipheim, DE); Stefan Remmele (Offingen, DE); Dieter Stöckle (Landensberg, DE); Thomas Gasche (Leipheim, DE); Peter Irlbacher (Schwarzenfeld, DE); Johann Daminger (Neu-Ulm, DE); William Kiser (Lincolnton, NC)
Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,116,332
App. No.
29/857,751
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a shopping cart with anti-tip feature as shown and described.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2025
From: PEDERSEN, SARA L.; PONIATOWSKI, ALEX K.
To: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071977/0598 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2025
From: TECHNIBUILT, LTD. DBA WANZL NORTH AMERICA
To: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071977/0582 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2025
From: KISER, WILLIAM
To: TECHNIBUILT, LTD. DBA WANZL NORTH AMERICA
Reel/Frame 072389/0285 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2025
From: EICHELE, HERMANN; REMMELE, STEFAN; STÖCKLE, DIETER; GASCHE, THOMAS; IRLBACHER, PETER; DAMINGER, JOHANN
To: TECHNIBUILT, LTD. DBA WANZL NORTH AMERICA
Reel/Frame 071977/0577 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: PEDERSEN, SARA L.; PONIATOWSKI, ALEX K.
To: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 068489/0067 →
References Cited (124)
US 1488061A · Quinlan · 1924 [cited by applicant]
US 2184455A · Johnson · 1939 [cited by applicant]
US 2488749A · Ulrich · 1949 [cited by applicant]
US 3048420A · Umanoff · 1962 [cited by examiner]
US 4671522A · Fragione, Jr. · 1987 [cited by applicant]
US D294419S · Rehrig · 1988 [cited by applicant]
US 5137295A · Peek · 1992 [cited by examiner]
US 5181733A · Tague · 1993 [cited by examiner]
US 5316328A · Bussinger · 1994 [cited by examiner]
US 5318400A · Nijenhuis · 1994 [cited by applicant]
US 6041876A · Pulver · 2000 [cited by examiner]
US 6098999A · Anastasia et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6125972A · French et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6199878B1 · Masserant et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 6311941B1 · Feldmeyer · 2001 [cited by examiner]
US 6422580B1 · Hunter · 2002 [cited by examiner]
US 6981708B1 · Tucker et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US D530478S · Splain et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7192036B2 · Schmid · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US D540998S · Splain et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7225903B2 · Nebolon et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 7234711B2 · Gordon et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US D546021S · Splain et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US D550423S · Spalin et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US D556413S · Splain et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US D564172S · Steinhobel · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7384049B2 · Peota et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7398976B2 · Splain et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US D575472S · Splain et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7407169B2 · Splain et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7410178B2 · Splain et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7416194B2 · Splain et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US D582122S · Splain et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 7494135B2 · Ash et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US D588774S · Peota et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US D588775S · Peota et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US D591474S · Peota et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7600763B2 · Splain et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US D607173S · Selvig et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7766347B2 · Ryan et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7780902B2 · Pruitt et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US D623374S · Splain et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7793948B2 · Splain et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7857108B2 · Amdahl et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7934740B2 · Wilmot et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 7959166B2 · Splain et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US D641532S · Peota et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US D643175S · Peota et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US D644810S · Peota et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US D649732S · Muscara · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 8066291B2 · Cagan et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 8162331B2 · Simonson et al. · 2012 [cited by applicant]
US D683102S · Muscara′ · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 8690166B2 · Peota et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 9085314B2 · Selvig et al. · 2015 [cited by applicant]
US D760464S · Dyer et al. · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 9637152B2 · Dyer et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US D794897S · Dyer et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US D796769S · Stauff · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US D800986S · Magnusson · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US D806976S · Peota et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 10189493B2 · Grubauer · 2019 [cited by examiner]
US D850754S · Peota et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 10501105B2 · Asbille · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 10640136B2 · Nahum et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US D905370S · Poirier et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 11046345B2 · Kawade et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US D926414S · Villanova et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 11059506B2 · Hagen et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 11066090B2 · Johnson et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 11155291B2 · Joaquin · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US D1004893S · Irwin · 2023 [cited by applicant]
US D1049539S · Cheng et al. · 2024 [cited by applicant]
US D1054646S · Hogan et al. · 2024 [cited by applicant]
US 20030057666A1 · Murar et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 20030116933A1 · Nadeau et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 20040046341A1 · Wilkinson · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 20050082792A1 · Gordon · 2005 [cited by examiner]
US 20050241889A1 · Nebolon · 2005 [cited by examiner]
US 20070063463A1 · Splain · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 20070063465A1 · Splain · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 20080088101A1 · Ferguson · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 20080164640A1 · Pruitt et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 20090058024A1 · Cagan et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 20090127830A1 · Soni et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 20090301533A1 · Caldwell · 2009 [cited by examiner]
US 20100276899A1 · Burdwood et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 20150090539A1 · Degnan · 2015 [cited by applicant]
US 20200216105A1 · Mcmurtrey et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200247451A1 · Streicher · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20210140513A1 · Bujold et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20220111883A1 · Yuan · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20230143479A1 · Hagen · 2023 [cited by applicant]
US 20230146179A1 · Hagen · 2023 [cited by applicant]
US 20230147385A1 · Hagen · 2023 [cited by applicant]
US 20240132132A1 · Pedersen · 2024 [cited by examiner]
US 20240140511A1 · Pedersen · 2024 [cited by applicant]
US 20240343284A1 · Fitzwater et al. · 2024 [cited by applicant]
CA 153457A · 2016 [cited by applicant]
CH 630856 · 1982 [cited by applicant]
IN 210446 · 2009 [cited by applicant]
WO WOD083472001 · 2014 [cited by examiner]
WO 2014144880A2 · 2014 [cited by applicant]
Google About This Image / Rehabmart Accessories for Crocodile Gait Trainer, date published Oct. 2, 2021 [online], [site visited Jun. 30, 2025]. Available from internet, URL: <https://tinyurl.com/4x5mrb8r> (Year: 2021). [cited by examiner]
Google About This Image / Alamy Target Cart, date published Oct. 28, 2021 [online], [site visited Jun. 30, 2025]. Available from internet, URL: <https://tinyurl.com/2fcfvcnv> (Year: 2021). [cited by examiner]
Target Toy Shopping Cart, date first available Aug. 18, 2022 [online], [site visited Jun. 30, 2025]. Available from internet, URL: <https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Target-Toy-Shopping-Cart/dp/B07F9W1Z23> (Year: 2022). [cited by examiner]
U.S. Appl. No. 18/383,834, filed Oct. 25, 2023, and claiming priority to Oct. 25, 2022 (30 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,746, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (12 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 18/383,848, filed Oct. 25, 2023, and claims priority to Oct. 25, 2022 (38 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 18/383,860, filed Oct. 25, 2023, and claiming priority to Oct. 25, 2022 (35 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 18/383,865, filed Oct. 25, 2023, and claims priority to Oct. 25, 2022 and Oct. 26, 2022 (43 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 18/383,870, filed Oct. 25, 2023, and claims priority to Oct. 25, 2022 and Oct. 27, 2022 (36 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,743, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (17 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,763, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (10 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,771, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (10 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,773, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (10 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,775, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (17 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,777, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (17 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,778, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (19 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,781, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (47 pages). [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 29/857,782, filed Oct. 25, 2022 (4 pages). [cited by applicant]
Target shopping cart target gift card with photo of shopping cart, retrieved May 7, 2024, https://www.target.com/p/target-shopping-cart-10-target-giftcard/-/A-90247833 (Year: 2024). [cited by applicant]
Have you used Target's new wonderful shopping carts in Texas yet?, article published Aug. 22, 2023, https://knue.com/did-you-see-targets-wonderful-new-shopping-carts-have-made-it-to-texas/ (Year: 2023). [cited by applicant]
Google About This Image / Premier Carts APFS All Polymer Large Full Size Plastic Retail Shopping Carts, date published May 3, 2020 [online], [site visited Jul. 22, 2025]. Available from internet, URL: <https://tinyurl.c… [cited by applicant]