IP Library Granted Patent US 1,080,172
Granted Patent S1
US 1,080,172 · App. 29/897,268 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Footwear upper

Inventor: Brenton Scott Wehrmeyer (Grand Rapids, MI)
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,080,172
App. No.
29/897,268
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a footwear upper as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC.; SAUCONY, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073973/0806 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: WEHRMEYER, BRENTON SCOTT
To: WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC.
Reel/Frame 064242/0347 →
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