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US 12,714,200 · App. 16/887,614 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Upper for an article of footwear having an elastic cable

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Patent No.
US 12,714,200
App. No.
16/887,614
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2021
From: DEALEY, STUART W.; FITCHETT, DEREK A.; MORALES, JAMES
To: NIKE, INC.
Reel/Frame 055407/0370 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62863660 · Jun 19, 2019
Provisional Application 62855556 · May 31, 2019
Related Publication 20200375316A1 · Dec 3, 2020
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