Vehicle upper grille

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a left vehicle upper grille showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle upper grille;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle upper grille;

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

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the vehicle upper grille; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the vehicle upper grille.

The vehicle upper grille is styled independently of adjacent vehicle panels. To the extent that any feature lines are illustrated, they are intended to illustrate the crest and valley of the feature and are not necessarily sharp bends in the part. Shading is used to illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Areas shown in or sounded by broken lines are not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle upper grille not claimed. Views are orthogonal projections unless otherwise noted. The various views are not necessarily to scale in order to better illustrate the design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle upper grille, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D534461 January 2, 2007 Mahoney et al.
D536284 February 6, 2007 Nakamura et al.
D539707 April 3, 2007 Golden et al.
D558102 December 25, 2007 Lau et al.
D558103 December 25, 2007 Bucher et al.
Other references
  • Mercury, Milan Voga unveiled during Miami Fashion Week, Google Image Result for http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/05/milanvoga2500.jpg.
  • Mercury, Milan, GM Insider at http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5994/mercurymilanseptember 07c13.jpg.
  • Mercury, Concept Meta One, Detroit 2005.
  • Mercury, Milan Premier V6, Detroit 2006.
Patent History
Patent number: D580308
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2008
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Addam Ebel (Dearborn, MI), Solomon H. Song (Farmington Hills, MI), Darrell Paul Behmer (Novi, MI), Moray Stuart Callum (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/295,775
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