IP Library Granted Patent US 1,075,162
Granted Patent S1
US 1,075,162 · App. 29/881,496 · Granted May 13, 2025

Bird feeder fruit stake

Inventors: Matthew Dean (Parchment, MI); Kyle Buzzard (Vicksburg, MI)
Assignee: BIRD BUDDY INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,075,162
App. No.
29/881,496
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a bird feeder fruit stake, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: DEAN, MATTHEW; BUZZARD, KYLE
To: BIRD BUDDY INC.
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