Automobile grille

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vehicle grille;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vehicle grille;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the vehicle grille, the right side (not shown) is a mirror image of the left side;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle grille; and,

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of the area marked 5 in FIG. 2.

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: D558102
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 2005
Date of Patent: Dec 25, 2007
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Chelsia Lau (Ann Arbor, MI), Patrick Schiavone (Birmingham, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/237,807
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