IP Library Granted Patent US 1,138,187
Granted Patent S1
US 1,138,187 · App. 29/949,782 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Produce container

Inventors: William Jack Merrill (Brooklyn, NY); Caroline Cutting Slick (New York, NY); Emma Pearl Willmer-Shiles (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: KAZ EUROPE SÁRL
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Patent No.
US 1,138,187
App. No.
29/949,782
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a produce container, as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2025
From: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
To: KAZ EUROPE SÀRL
Reel/Frame 070496/0834 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2024
From: SLICK, CAROLINE CUTTING; MERRILL, WILLIAM JACK
To: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068005/0295 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 12, 2024
From: WILLMER-SHILES, EMMA PEARL
To: SMART DESIGN LLC
Reel/Frame 068296/0807 →
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