IP Library Granted Patent US 1,084,643
Granted Patent S1
US 1,084,643 · App. 29/933,923 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Footwear upper

Inventor: Ian M. Cobb (Rockford, MI)
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,084,643
App. No.
29/933,923
Granted
Jul 22, 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 Apr 1, 2024
From: COBB, IAN M.
To: WOLVERINE OUTDOORS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066960/0440 →
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