Southern Bell Brands U.S. design-patent reference.
Four issued U.S. design patents appear in the public Southern Bell Brands portfolio. This page states the record narrowly and avoids converting design patents into utility-patent claims.
Public portfolio.
Public patent records identify four issued U.S. design patents in the Southern Bell Brands portfolio: D880,651 for a fishing bobber; D968,553 for a popping cork; D1,006,181 for a fishing bobber; and D1,123,671 for a marine buoy. Public records identify John Bell as inventor and identify Southern Bell Brands LLC as assignee, grantee, or recorded assignee as applicable. These are design patents directed to claimed ornamental designs, not utility patents on a mechanism or method. Current USPTO records and qualified counsel control ownership, status, scope, validity, enforceability, and infringement conclusions.
D880,651 — Fishing bobber
Filed 2019-02-23; issued 2020-04-07. Inventor: John Bell. Public-record party: Southern Bell Brands LLC.
D968,553 — Popping cork
Filed 2022-07-11; issued 2022-11-01. Inventor: John Bell. Public-record party: Southern Bell Brands LLC.
D1,006,181 — Fishing bobber
Filed 2023-03-17; issued 2023-11-28. Inventor: John Bell. Public-record party: Southern Bell Brands LLC.
D1,123,671 — Marine buoy
Filed 2023-05-15; issued 2026-04-28. Inventor: John Bell. Public-record party: Southern Bell Brands LLC.
Design record, not a utility claim.
A design patent concerns the claimed ornamental design shown and described in the patent. This site does not make conclusions about infringement, validity, enforceability, competitor products, functional mechanisms, or utility-patent coverage.