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US 1,126,553 · App. 29/933,867 · Granted May 19, 2026

Footwear upper

Inventor: Brenton S. Wehrmeyer (Grand Rapids, MI)
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,126,553
App. No.
29/933,867
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC.; SAUCONY, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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