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US 1,136,995 · App. 29/930,438 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Planter

Inventors: John Matthew Joyce (Lilburn, GA); Benjamin Keefe Woodyard (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,136,995
App. No.
29/930,438
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a planter as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2026
From: THE AMES COMPANIES, LLC
To: UMB BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 075741/0269 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2026
From: THE AMES COMPANIES, LLC
To: TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 075728/0708 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2025
From: WOODYARD, BENJAMIN KEEFE
To: THE AMES COMPANIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071287/0393 →
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