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US 1,131,207 · App. 29/906,128 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Tray for food products

Inventors: Elliot Hithersay (Derbyshire, GB); Jamie Skipper (Leicester, GB); Christopher Tart (Leicestershire, GB)
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,131,207
App. No.
29/906,128
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2025
From: HITHERSAY, ELLIOT; SKIPPER, JAMIE; TART, CHRISTOPHER
To: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 070060/0936 →
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