Vehicle upper bumper

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a vehicle upper bumper attached to a vehicle , no part o f the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle upper bumper;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the vehicle upper bumper;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle upper bumper;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle upper bumper;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle upper bumper; and,

FIG. 7 is bottom plan view of the vehicle upper bumper .

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle upper bumper, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D483311 December 9, 2003 Kasahara et al.
D491119 June 8, 2004 Metros et al.
D494898 August 24, 2004 Metros et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D541710
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 14, 2005
Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Patrick Schiavone (Bloomfield, MI), Craig Metros (Bloomfield, MI), Jordan Bennett (Ann Arbor, MI), James Grake (Royal Oak, MI), James Smith (Royal Oak, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/240,604
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