Vehicle grille

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vehicle grille in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front/right side perspective view of the vehicle grille of FIG. 1, wherein a front/left side perspective view is a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a right side perspective view of the vehicle grille of FIG. 1, wherein a left side perspective view is a mirror image thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D594890
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 2008
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 2009
Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Stuart Jamieson (Chelsea, MI), Freeman Thomas (Laguna Beach, CA), David Woodhouse (Newport Coast, CA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia Underwood
Attorney: Brooks Kushman P.C.
Application Number: 29/302,103
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D16/163