IP Library Granted Patent US 1,116,474
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US 1,116,474 · App. 29/979,873 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Lid for weatherproof sportsman's trunk

Inventors: Jacob H. Whitta (Bluffton, OH); Ben Sayalith (Findlay, OH); Eric Hummel (Findlay, OH); Tony Vilay (Findlay, OH)
Assignee: CREATIVE PLASTIC CONCEPTS, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,116,474
App. No.
29/979,873
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a lid for weatherproof sportsman's trunk, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: WHITTA, JACOB H.; SAYALITH, BEN; HUMMEL, ERIC; VILAY, TONY
To: CREATIVE PLASTIC CONCEPTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073155/0301 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29814829 · Nov 9, 2021
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