IP Library Granted Patent US 1,128,288
Granted Patent S1
US 1,128,288 · App. 29/935,037 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Container base

Inventors: Nickolas Reinhart (Sarasota, FL); Joe Klein (Findlay, OH); Ben Sayalith (Findlay, OH)
Assignee: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,128,288
App. No.
29/935,037
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a container base as shown and described.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
To: WHITE OAK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 075213/0811 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 075223/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2026
From: KREATE BRANDS LLC
To: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 074142/0720 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2024
From: REINHART, NICKOLAS; KLEIN, JOE; SAYALITH, BEN
To: KREATE BRANDS LLC
Reel/Frame 067363/0198 →
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