Automobile grille

- Ford
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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 view of the automobile grille;

FIG. 4 is a left side 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 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: D545728
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 2005
Date of Patent: Jul 3, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Edward Golden (Pinckney, MI), Philip Simmons (Saffron Walden), Darrell Behmer (Novi, MI), Robert Laster (Wixom, MI), Hak Ha (Northville, MI), Kyle Evans (Dearborn, MI), Doyle Letson (Novi, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Frank A. MacKenzie
Application Number: 29/239,591
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Radiator, Grille, Or Bumper (34) (D12/163)