Granted Patent
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US 1,115,405 · App. 29/850,952 · Granted Mar 3, 2026
Rack for shipping objects and/or displaying objects
Inventors:
Brian Nathaniel Greenway Groves (Matthews, NC); David Glenn Hyatt (Marshville, NC); Ronald Sherwood Sims (Yorba Linda, CA); Nicholas Warren Gasser (Camarillo, CA)
Assignee:
Groves IP Holdings, LLC
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a rack for shipping objects and/or displaying objects as shown and described.
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: PALLET TOWER, LLC
To: GROVES IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 073241/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Aug 24, 2022
From: GROVES, BRIAN NATHANIEL GREENWAY; HYATT, DAVID GLENN; SIMS, RONALD SHERWOOD; GASSER, NICHOLAS WARREN
To: PALLET TOWER LLC
Reel/Frame 060889/0370 →
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