IP Library Granted Patent US 1,106,631
Granted Patent S1
US 1,106,631 · App. 29/987,863 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Shopping cart

Inventors: YanYing Tai (Shanghai, CN); Xin Wang (Shanghai, CN); Yilin Huang (Shanghai, CN); Lin Gao (Miami, FL); Weiting Chen (Shanghai, CN); Zhouliang Cao (Shanghai, CN); Liang Yang (Shanghai, CN); Linhua Luo (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,106,631
App. No.
29/987,863
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a shopping cart, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE FOURTH INVENTOR'S NAME FROM LINDON GAO TO LIN GAO PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 70040 FRAME 117. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: TAI, YANYING; WANG, XIN; HUANG, YILIN; GAO, LIN; CHEN, WEITING; CAO, ZHOULIANG; YANG, LIANG; LUO, LINHUA
To: MAPLEBEAR INC.
Reel/Frame 073447/0477 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2025
From: TAI, YANYING; WANG, XIN; HUANG, YILIN; GAO, LINDON; CHEN, WEITING; CAO, ZHOULIANG; YANG, LIANG; LUO, LINHUA
To: MAPLEBEAR INC.
Reel/Frame 070040/0117 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29873421 · Mar 30, 2023
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