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US 1,059,541 · App. 29/889,921 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Filter cartridge

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 1,059,541
App. No.
29/889,921
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2025
From: BRITA LP
To: BRITA LP
Reel/Frame 072360/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2023
From: BRANSFORD, ELIZABETH; BELL, RUSSELL E.; ZHONG, DAVID; MCDONALD, JONATHAN
To: BRITA LP
Reel/Frame 063405/0344 →
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