Footwear upper
Description
The figures show features with light-weight dash-dash broken lines that form no part of the claimed design. Further, the dash-dot-dash broken lines immediately adjacent the portions shown in solid lines form the boundary of the design, with the broken lines forming no part of the claimed design. The heavy-weight even length broken lines in the figures depict stitching, which forms part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a footwear upper as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1141369
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 2025
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2026
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc. (Rockford, MI)
Inventor: Andrew D. Engel (Rockford, MI)
Primary Examiner: Jonathan J Han
Application Number: 29/990,262
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 2025
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2026
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc. (Rockford, MI)
Inventor: Andrew D. Engel (Rockford, MI)
Primary Examiner: Jonathan J Han
Application Number: 29/990,262
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D2/969