Vehicle hood
- Ford
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Description
The claimed design is indicated by the relatively dark portions in the figures. The de-emphasized and relatively light portions form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vehicle hood as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1144088
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 2025
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 2026
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Anthony Colard (Westland, MI), Stavros Melabiotis (Livonia, MI), Mason Ross (Detroit, MI), Steve Varghese (Tucker, GA), Brandon Demers (Stanley, NC), Karla Perez-Dominguez (Concord, NC), Guilherme Gama (Salvador), Carlos Carreno Valencia (West Bloomfield, MI)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 30/002,211
Type: Grant
Filed: May 2, 2025
Date of Patent: Aug 25, 2026
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Anthony Colard (Westland, MI), Stavros Melabiotis (Livonia, MI), Mason Ross (Detroit, MI), Steve Varghese (Tucker, GA), Brandon Demers (Stanley, NC), Karla Perez-Dominguez (Concord, NC), Guilherme Gama (Salvador), Carlos Carreno Valencia (West Bloomfield, MI)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 30/002,211
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Hood For Motor Vehicle (D12/173)