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US 1,115,301 · App. 29/926,740 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Upper umbrella hub assembly

Inventor: Dougan H. Clarke (Miami, FL)
Assignee: TUUCI WORLDWIDE, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,115,301
App. No.
29/926,740
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an upper umbrella hub assembly as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: CLARKE, DOUGAN H.
To: TUUCI WORLDWIDE, LLC
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