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US 1,102,569 · App. 29/866,290 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Filter holster

Inventors: Brad L. Mihlbauer (Mukwonago, WI); Ernie Katris (Franklin, WI)
Assignee: Central Garden & Pet Company
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Patent No.
US 1,102,569
App. No.
29/866,290
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design of a filter holster as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY; FOUR PAWS PRODUCTS, LTD.; IMS TRADING, LLC; K&H MANUFACTURING, LLC; NEXGEN PLANT SCIENCE CENTER, LLC; T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC.; WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL
To: TRUIST BANK
Reel/Frame 073604/0698 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2022
From: KATRIS, ERNIE; MIHLBAUER, BRAD L.
To: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 061055/0159 →
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