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US 1,129,253 · App. 29/986,346 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Food container

Inventors: Katharine Smith (Richardson, TX); Yanela Sperle (Cumming, GA)
Assignee: Pizza Hut, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,129,253
App. No.
29/986,346
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2026
From: PIZZA HUT, LLC
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075865/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2026
From: SPERLE, YANELA
To: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 073791/0448 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2026
From: SMITH, KATHARINE
To: PIZZA HUT, LLC
Reel/Frame 073791/0456 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2026
From: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: YUM RESTAURANT SERVICES GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 073791/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2026
From: YUM RESTAURANT SERVICES GROUP, LLC
To: PIZZA HUT, LLC
Reel/Frame 073791/0472 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29941037 · May 7, 2024
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