IP Library Granted Patent US 1,102,887
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US 1,102,887 · App. 29/906,117 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Carton for containers

Inventor: John Murdick Holley, Jr. (Lawrenceville, GA)
Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,102,887
App. No.
29/906,117
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a carton for containers, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: HOLLEY, JOHN MURDICK, JR.
To: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
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