Automobile grille

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an automobile grille attached to a vehicle, no part of the vehicle is claimed;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the automobile grille;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the automobile grille;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the automobile grille (the right side view is a mirror of the left side view and is not shown); and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the automobile grille.

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

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D539707
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 21, 2005
Date of Patent: Apr 3, 2007
Inventors: Edward Golden (Pinckney, MI), Philip Simmons (Saffron Walden, Essex CB 11 3HD), Darrell Behmer (Novi, MI), Robert Laster (Wixom, MI), Stuart Jamieson (Chelsea, MI), Hak Soo Ha (Northville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/238,759
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