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US 1,115,230 · App. 29/879,596 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Shoe

Inventors: Robert Arthur Laurence Cook (Bayern, DE); Ashley Gill Sult (Santa Clara, CA); Nicholas Reid Gosseen (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,115,230
App. No.
29/879,596
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a shoe, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2023
From: COOK, ROBERT ARTHUR LAURENCE; SULT, ASHLEY GILL; GOSSEEN, NICHOLAS REID
To: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065856/0717 →
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