IP Library Granted Patent US 1,138,191
Granted Patent S1
US 1,138,191 · App. 29/945,696 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Container

Inventors: Matthew Shaffer Corbin (San Antonio, TX); Steven M. Scott (Austin, TX)
Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,138,191
App. No.
29/945,696
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a container as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2024
From: CORBIN, MATTHEW SHAFFER; SCOTT, STEVEN M.
To: YETI COOLERS, LLC
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