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US 12,716,151 · App. 18/312,180 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Textiles and articles, and processes for making the same

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Patent No.
US 12,716,151
App. No.
18/312,180
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2023
From: ADAMI, GIOVANNI; AMIS, SAM; CAVALIERE, SERGIO; GREEN, JESSICA; HIPP, STEPHEN; HURD, JOHN; MOLYNEUX, JAMES; RUSHBROOK, THOMAS J.; SMITH, TIMOTHY J.; WINCEK, CHRISTIANNA
To: NIKE, INC.
Reel/Frame 063681/0550 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15808851 · Nov 9, 2017
Provisional Application 62419832 · Nov 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62419841 · Nov 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62419851 · Nov 9, 2016
Provisional Application 62419824 · Nov 9, 2016
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