This Helen of Troy Limited patent directed towards a storage container has been rated one of the most influential design patents in the field of household goods, not elsewhere specified. Helen of Troy Limited was awarded U.S. Patent D618516 entitled “Storage container” on June 29, 2010. The patent has been cited 110 times by other U.S. patents, which places it among the most cited design patents awarded since 2010 according to our law firm research.

Link: U.S. Patent D618516

Helen of Troy Limited filed this patent on May 7, 2009 giving it a processing time of 418 days (compared to an average processing time of 349 in the field). They have a total number of 306 patents. The first named inventor is Dean F. DiPietro of Brooklyn, NY. The patent was allowed by primary examiner Terry A Wallace.

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