IP Library Granted Patent US 1,075,400
Granted Patent S1
US 1,075,400 · App. 29/876,874 · Granted May 20, 2025

Blender

Inventors: Guy Kettavong (Medina, OH); Jack Gee (Willoughby, OH); Jacob George Ulmenstine (Olmsted Township, OH); Brandon Philip Krise (Middleburg Heights, OH); Chris Stewart (Berea, OH); Derek Slone (Westlake, OH); Robin Shorr (Lyndhurst, OH)
Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,075,400
App. No.
29/876,874
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a blender, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 064425/0099 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: KETTAVONG, GUY; GEE, JACK; ULMENSTINE, JACOB GEORGE; KRISE, BRANDON PHILIP; STEWART, CHRIS; SLONE, DEREK; SHORR, ROBIN
To: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063805/0712 →
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