Sole

Braun , et al.

Patent Grant D879428

U.S. patent number D879,428 [Application Number D/637,342] was granted by the patent office on 2020-03-31 for sole. This patent grant is currently assigned to adidas AG. The grantee listed for this patent is adidas AG. Invention is credited to Felix Braun, Florian Josel Fick, Pradeepan Indrakumar, Yuehong Tu.


United States Patent D879,428
Braun ,   et al. March 31, 2020

Sole

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a sole, as shown and described.
Inventors: Braun; Felix (Nuremberg, DE), Fick; Florian Josel (Nuremberg, DE), Indrakumar; Pradeepan (Portland, OR), Tu; Yuehong (Portland, OR)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type

adidas AG

Herzogenaurach

N/A

DE
Assignee: adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, DE)
Appl. No.: D/637,342
Filed: February 15, 2018

Current U.S. Class: D2/953; D2/947; D2/951
Current International Class: 0204
Field of Search: ;D2/902,906,908,916,918,925,946-962,977 ;36/3B,22R,24.5,25R,28,32R,34R,59C,67A,103

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Primary Examiner: Nelson; T Chase
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Description



FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of a sole showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures and the area(s) within the dot-dash lines show portions of the sole that form no part of the claimed design.

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