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US 1,124,231 · App. 29/880,660 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Filter pouch

Inventors: Elizabeth Bransford (Pleasanton, CA); Russell E. Bell (Pleasanton, CA); David Zhong (Pleasanton, CA); Jonathan McDonald (Snohomish, WA)
Assignee: BRITA LP
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Patent No.
US 1,124,231
App. No.
29/880,660
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a filter pouch as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2024
From: BRANSFORD, ELIZABETH; BELL, RUSSELL E.; ZHONG, DAVID; MCDONALD, JONATHAN
To: BRITA LP
Reel/Frame 069099/0199 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29889921 · Apr 18, 2023
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