Patents
US 9338948 B2: Plant pot holder tray
- Granted
- 2016-05-17
- Filed
- 2013-12-17 application 14109421
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A plant pot tray having receptacles configured to receive pots of various sizes, with the receptacles including a side wall portion, a base wall portion, and one or more tabs with a longitudinal hinge portion connecting the tab to the side wall portion. The tabs each extend inwardly toward an interior of the receptacle with the tab configured to pivot along the longitudinal hinge portion whereby the tab is able to pivot upon insertion of a plant pot into a receptacle with the tab providing a biasing force against the plant pot to aid in retention of the plant pot in the tray and accommodate differently sized pots.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160517.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jordan Plastics, Inc. 8 patents | US company or organization | East Jordan, MI | EAST JORDAN PLASTICS INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn DeYoung | Saugatuck, MI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Lercel | East Jordan, MI | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathan Diller | East Jordan, MI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G9/045 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DILLER, NATHAN signed 2013-01-17 LERCEL, MARK signed 2013-01-17 DEYOUNG, SHAWN signed 2013-01-22 | EAST JORDAN PLASTICS, INC. EAST JORDAN, MI | 31802/673 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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