Unmanned air vehicle

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Description

The United States Government has certain rights to this invention pursuant to Contract No. Naval UCAV Phase IA awarded by the Department of the Navy.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an unmanned air vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a front side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear side elevation view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for unmanned air vehicle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D508013
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 2004
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2005
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Daniel Richard Rihn (Seal Beach, CA), Barnaby Sam Wainfan (Long Beach, CA), Aaron Robert Munger (Redondo Beach, CA), Douglas Lee (Valencia, CA), Myles Francis Schwendemann (Hawthorne, CA), Kenneth Eng Seho (Garden Grove, CA), John Hector Chauvin (Cerritos, CA), Michael J. Sturm (Commack, NY)
Primary Examiner: Marcus A. Jackson
Attorney: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon
Application Number: 29/205,369
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Aircraft, Spacecraft, Or Fuselage (D12/319)