Ventilation grille

- Broan-NuTone LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of the ventilation grille of the instant invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the grille of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front side view of the grille of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear side view of the grille of FIG. 1.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the ventilation grille that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ventilation grill, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D909560
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 28, 2018
Date of Patent: Feb 2, 2021
Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC (Hartford, WI)
Inventors: Benjamin Puffer (Hartford, WI), Anup Nikam (Hartford, WI), Kwame Appiahene-Agyei (Austin, TX), David Jennings Lucas (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: Cathron C Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Sharon S Oum
Application Number: 29/671,513