Granted Patent
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US 1,074,247 · App. 29/806,391 · Granted May 13, 2025
Modular furniture assembly with coupling clamp in coupling aperture
Assignee:
The Lovesac Company
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a modular furniture assembly with coupling clamp in coupling aperture as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: NELSON, SHAWN D.; UNDERWOOD, DAVID M.
To: THE LOVESAC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 057374/0494 →
Continuity (11)
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