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US 1,086,872 · App. 29/973,960 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Closure for a container

Inventors: Edith van Sprundel (Nijmegen, NL); Martin C. Bull (Norfolk, GB)
Assignee: H. J. Heinz Company Brands LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,086,872
App. No.
29/973,960
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: BULL, MARTIN C.
To: BERRY NORWICH
Reel/Frame 071591/0866 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: BERRY NORWICH
To: H. J. HEINZ COMPANY BRANDS LLC
Reel/Frame 071591/0870 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: VAN SPRUNDEL, EDITH
To: H.J. HEINZ SUPPLY CHAIN EUROPE B.V.
Reel/Frame 071591/0874 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: H.J. HEINZ SUPPLY CHAIN EUROPE B.V.
To: H. J. HEINZ COMPANY BRANDS LLC
Reel/Frame 071591/0983 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29885848 · Mar 1, 2023
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