IP Library Granted Patent US 1,069,676
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US 1,069,676 · App. 29/955,252 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Storage cover

Inventor: Michael Hritz (Medina, MN)
Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,069,676
App. No.
29/955,252
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a storage cover as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: HRITZ, MICHAEL
To: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 068193/0778 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29776439 · Mar 30, 2021
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