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US 1,126,001 · App. 29/954,873 · Granted May 12, 2026

Metal food container

Inventors: Jonathan A. Whitmore (Denver, CO); Linda A. Hines (Westminster, CO)
Assignee: Ball Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,126,001
App. No.
29/954,873
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a metal food container as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 19, 2026
From: BALL CORPORATION
To: BALL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075185/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2026
From: WHITMORE, JONATHAN A.; HINES, LINDA A.
To: BALL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074126/0741 →
Continuity (3)
Division 29913765 · Oct 9, 2023
Continuation 29873171 · Mar 27, 2023
Division 29710547 · Oct 24, 2019
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