Granted Patent
S1
US 1,058,809 · App. 29/917,478 · Granted Jan 21, 2025
Sharps container
Inventors:
Jeff Bentzler (Playa del Rey, CA); Eric Olson (Los Angeles, CA); Stuart Karten (Los Olivos, CA); Tim Stark (Wind Lake, WI); Mitch Miller (Beloit, WI); Ryan Boe (Milton, WI); Brian Foos (Carol Stream, IL); Jean-Pierre Pepin (Gatinaeu, CA); Robert James Anderson (Munster, IN); Gabriela Perez-Hobrecker (Rochester, MN); Claudia Alcala-Bressler (Chicago, IL)
Assignee:
Stericycle, Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a sharps container as shown and described.
Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: FOOS, BRIAN; PEPIN, JEAN-PIERRE; ANDERSON, ROBERT JAMES; PEREZ-HOBRECKER, GABRIELA; ALCALA-BRESSLER, CLAUDIA
To: STERICYCLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 069280/0303 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: BENTZLER, JEFF; OLSON, ERIC; KARTEN, STUART
To: STUART KARTEN DESIGN, INC.
Reel/Frame 069280/0473 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: STARK, TIM; MILLER, MITCH; BOE, RYAN
To: ENGINEERED PLASTICS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 069280/0539 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: ENGINEERED PLASTICS COMPANY
To: STERICYCLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 069282/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: STUART KARTEN DESIGN, INC.
To: STERICYCLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 069282/0285 →
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