Vehicle sign

- Waymo LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of an embodiment of the claimed design for a vehicle sign;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top, front, right perspective view thereof, wherein some unclaimed subject matter is omitted;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top, front, right perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the claimed design for a vehicle sign;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 15 left side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged top, front, right perspective view thereof, wherein some unclaimed subject matter is omitted;

FIG. 17 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 20 is a left side view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded area depict boundaries of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The broken lines showing the remainder of the vehicle sign depict environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design. The contrast in shading represents differing appearance only and is not limited to particular materials, colors, patterns or textures.

In another alternative embodiment, the appearance of the VEHICLE SIGN transitions between the appearance in FIGS. 1-10 and the appearance in FIGS. 11-20. The process or period of transition forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle sign as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1062498
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 2022
Date of Patent: Feb 18, 2025
Assignee: Waymo LLC (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Maria Moon (Mountain View, CA), Vishay Nihalani (San Francisco, CA), Orlee Smith (San Francisco, CA), Philip Nemec (San Jose, CA), Ryan Powell (San Francisco, CA), Suneet Shah (Emerald Hills, CA), Cong Li (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joseph Kukella
Assistant Examiner: Heather Wencl
Application Number: 29/852,832
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Visual (D10/109.1)