U.S. patent number D540,998 [Application Number D/267,189] was granted by the patent office on 2007-04-17 for shopping cart. This patent grant is currently assigned to Target Brands, Inc.. Invention is credited to Allan Cameron, Alexandre Hennen, Robert D. Peota, David L. Pruitt, Jr., Mark T. Ryan, William D. Splain.
United States Patent | D540,998 |
Splain , et al. | April 17, 2007 |
Inventors: | Splain; William D. (Brooklyn Park, MN), Peota; Robert D. (Minneapolis, MN), Hennen; Alexandre (Cambridge, MA), Cameron; Allan (Natick, MA), Ryan; Mark T. (Haskell, OK), Pruitt, Jr.; David L. (Brookland, AR) |
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Assignee: | Target Brands, Inc.
(Minneapolis, MN) |
Appl. No.: | D/267,189 |
Filed: | October 6, 2006 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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29238739 | Sep 19, 2005 | D530478 | |||
Current U.S. Class: | D34/17 |
Current International Class: | 1202 |
Field of Search: | ;D34/17,21,12,19,20,13,14 ;D21/534 ;280/33.991-33.993,33.995,33.997,79.2 ;264/50 |
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