Shoe upper Patent Grant Shaffer December 4, 2 [NIKE, Inc.]

Shoe upper

Shaffer December 4, 2

Patent Grant D671730

U.S. patent number D671,730 [Application Number D/425,740] was granted by the patent office on 2012-12-04 for shoe upper. This patent grant is currently assigned to NIKE, Inc.. Invention is credited to Benjamin A. Shaffer.

United States Patent	D671,730
Shaffer	December 4, 2012

Shoe upper

Claims

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

Inventors:	Shaffer; Benjamin A. (Portland, OR)
Assignee:	NIKE, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Appl. No.:	D/425,740
Filed:	June 26, 2012

Current U.S. Class:	D2/972
Current International Class:	0299
Field of Search:	;D2/896,902,906-908,923,943-945,969,972-975 ;36/45-49,50.1,54,77M,77R,83,88,113,114,126-131

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Primary Examiner: Simone; Dominic
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a shoe upper showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view thereof.

The spaced line segments within the shaded area constitute part of the claimed design. The uneven-length broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded area represent unclaimed boundaries of the design The uneven-length broken line showing of the six eyelets and the six horseshoe shaped regions defined by uneven-length broken lines surrounding the eyelets are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The uneven-length broken lines showing the remainder of the shoe are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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