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US 1,148,466 · App. 29/967,027 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Container

Inventors: Bradford J. Paskert (Olmsted Falls, OH); Fred H. Mehlman (Brunswick, OH); Chris Stewart (Westlake, OH); Derek Slone (Westlake, OH); Brandon Philip Krise (Middleburg Heights, OH); Jacob George Ulmenstine (Olmsted Township, OH)
Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
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Patent No.
US 1,148,466
App. No.
29/967,027
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2024
From: PASKERT, BRADFORD J.; MEHLMAN, FRED H.; STEWART, CHRIS; SLONE, DEREK; KRISE, BRANDON PHILIP; ULMENSTINE, JACOB GEORGE
To: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
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