Aerial vehicle

- Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an aerial vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the aerial vehicle that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an aerial vehicle as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1073532
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 2021
Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Ricky Dean Welsh (Seattle, WA), Louis Leroi LeGrand, III (Seattle, WA), Dominic Timothy Shiosaki (Seattle, WA), Gur Kimchi (Seattle, WA), Shmuel Eisenmann (Seattle, WA), Isaac Aaron Margulies (Seattle, WA), Chris Maynor (Seattle, WA), Jon T. Braam (Seattle, WA)
Primary Examiner: Marissa J. Cash
Assistant Examiner: William B Melliar
Application Number: 29/776,691