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US 1,113,444 · App. 29/971,096 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

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Inventors: Gordon D. Row (Groton, MA); Demetrio D. Anaya (Somerville, MA); Adam Michael Paskow (New York, NY); Nathan J. Typrowicz-Cohen (Arlington, MA); Zachary H. Zieper (Woburn, MA); Mesh Gelman (New York, NY)
Assignee: The Cumulus Coffee Company
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Patent No.
US 1,113,444
App. No.
29/971,096
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a POD, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2024
From: ROW, GORDON D.; ANAYA, DEMETRIO D.; PASKOW, ADAM MICHAEL; TYPROWICZ-COHEN, NATHAN J.; ZIEPER, ZACHARY H.; GELMAN, MESH
To: THE CUMULUS COFFEE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 069097/0858 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29942287 · May 14, 2024
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