Vehicle exterior
- Ford
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Description
The broken lines showing logos, written matter 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.
Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
Other references
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D533119 | December 5, 2006 | Schiavone et al. |
D543899 | June 5, 2007 | Nicholas et al. |
D547239 | July 24, 2007 | Murakawa |
D559747 | January 15, 2008 | Platto et al. |
D562193 | February 19, 2008 | Platto et al. |
D568213 | May 6, 2008 | Platto et al. |
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Patent History
Patent number: D587171
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 4, 2008
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 2009
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Gordon Platto (Troy, MI), Xitij Mistry (Ann Arbor, MI), Aram Kasparian (Canton, MI), Patrick Schiavone (Bloomfield Village, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Brooks Kushman P.C.
Application Number: 29/299,815
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 4, 2008
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 2009
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Gordon Platto (Troy, MI), Xitij Mistry (Ann Arbor, MI), Aram Kasparian (Canton, MI), Patrick Schiavone (Bloomfield Village, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Brooks Kushman P.C.
Application Number: 29/299,815
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
With Distinct Trunk Or Notched Back (D12/92)