IP Library Granted Patent US 1,088,979
Granted Patent S1
US 1,088,979 · App. 29/808,224 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Gooseneck coupler

Inventors: Kevin Rabska (Junction City, WI); Frank Drake (Wausau, WI); Erik Alanko (Wausau, WI)
Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,088,979
App. No.
29/808,224
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a gooseneck coupler as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2021
From: RABSKA, KEVIN; DRAKE, FRANK; ALANKO, ERIK
To: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
Reel/Frame 057516/0928 →
Continuity (2)
Division 29638394 · Feb 27, 2018
Continuation 29516879 · Feb 6, 2015
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