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US 1,088,998 · App. 29/899,748 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Hood for a utility vehicle

Inventor: Michael Hritz (Minneapolis, MN)
Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,088,998
App. No.
29/899,748
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a hood for a utility vehicle as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2023
From: HRITZ, MICHAEL
To: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 064566/0914 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29776457 · Mar 30, 2021
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