Granted Patent
S1
US 1,088,979 · App. 29/808,224 · Granted Aug 19, 2025
Gooseneck coupler
Assignee:
HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
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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.
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Continuity (2)
Division
29638394
· Feb 27, 2018
Continuation
29516879
· Feb 6, 2015
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