Vehicle exterior
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The broken lines showing logos and vehicle wheels are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vehicle exterior, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 4, 2008
Date of Patent: Jan 20, 2009
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Stuart Jamieson (Chelsea, MI), Freeman Thomas (Laguna Beach, CA), David Woodhouse (Newport Coast, CA), Ehab Kaoud (Canton, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Brooks Kushman P.C.
Application Number: 29/299,812