Automobile upper grille

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the automobile upper grille thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an automobile upper grille, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D529419
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 23, 2006
Date of Patent: Oct 3, 2006
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Bradley Alan Richards (Ann Arbor, MI), Doyle Letson (Novi, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Brooks Kushman P.C.
Application Number: 29/246,128
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