Vehicle tailgate
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The vehicle tailgate is styled independently of adjacent vehicle panels. Shading is used to illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Any functional features of the vehicle tailgate are not claimed. Views are photographs of a vehicle tailgate. The various views are not necessarily to scale in order to better illustrate the design.
Claims
An ornamental design for a vehicle tailgate, shown and described.
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 2008
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 2009
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Stephen Mattin (Göteborg), Fedde Talsma (Göteborg), Douglas Hall Frasher (Newbury Park, CA)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Damian Porcari
Application Number: 29/328,067