IP Library Granted Patent US 1,092,204
Granted Patent S1
US 1,092,204 · App. 29/895,184 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Food carton

Inventors: Jonathan D. Sill (Delaware, OH); Steven A. Mayer (Indianapolis, IN)
Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,092,204
App. No.
29/895,184
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a food carton, as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 12, 2025
From: INNO-PAK, LLC; ASEAN, LLC
To: BMO BANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 070203/0251 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: INNO-PAK, LLC; ASEAN, LLC
To: CHURCHILL AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 070149/0726 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: SILL, JONATHAN D
To: INNO-PAK, LLC
Reel/Frame 063983/0787 →
Continuity (3)
Division 29838831 · May 16, 2022
Division 29708952 · Oct 10, 2019
Division 29644833 · Apr 20, 2018
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