Food container
The long-short dash broken lines depict radial contours of the food container.
The uniform broken lines depict portions of the food container that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design of a food container as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2023
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2026
Assignee: Automated Pet Care Products, LLC (Auburn Hills, MI)
Inventors: Jacob Zuppke (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Brad Baxter (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Garrison Hefter (Auburn Hills, MI), Jason Weihman (Auburn Hills, MI), Rick Pease (Auburn Hills, MI), Richard Zhovner (Auburn Hills, MI), Jason Smith (West Bloomfield, MI), Tim Jorgensen (Carleton, MI)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Christine Marie Achen Zimmerman
Application Number: 29/916,815