IP Library Granted Patent US 1,101,609
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US 1,101,609 · App. 29/880,311 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Planter

Inventors: Hung-Ming Chen (Hägersten, SE); Chen-Yen Wei (Hägersten, SE)
Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,101,609
App. No.
29/880,311
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a planter as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2024
From: CHEN, HUNG-MING; WEI, CHEN-YEN
To: HERMAN MILLER, INC.
Reel/Frame 066480/0040 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 16, 2024
From: HERMAN MILLER, INC.
To: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066480/0286 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29754704 · Oct 13, 2020
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