Grille assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a grille assembly;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines depict portions of the grille assembly that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dashed broken lines represent boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a grille assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1102980
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 2024
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 2025
Assignee: Zoox, Inc. (Foster City, CA)
Inventors: Christopher John Stoffel (San Carlos, CA), Nahuel Elias Battaglia (Oakland, CA), Christl Cleblad-Earl (Oxfordshire), Herman Francisco Delos Santos (Duncanville, TX), Richard Luke Osellame (Redwood City, CA), Andrew David Rudd (El Granada, CA)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: D. Ryan Tisdale
Application Number: 29/930,733
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