IP Library Granted Patent US 1,106,681
Granted Patent S1
US 1,106,681 · App. 29/879,667 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Crate

Inventors: Étienne Bonneau (Lévis, CA); Yvan Marcoux (Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, CA); Francis Coté (Lévis, CA); Roch Nolet (Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, CA)
Assignee: IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,106,681
App. No.
29/879,667
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a crate as shown and described.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2025
From: IPL PLASTICS INC.; IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 071699/0528 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2025
From: IPL PLASTICS INC.; IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.
To: U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 071701/0531 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jul 1, 2025
From: IPL PLASTICS INC.; IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 071800/0872 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2023
From: BONNEAU, ÉTIENNE; MARCOUX, YVAN; CÔTÉ, FRANCIS; NOLET, ROCH
To: IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.
Reel/Frame 064469/0863 →
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