Firearm upper receiver
Description
The broken lines in the figures are for illustrating environment and unclaimed features and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design of a firearm upper receiver, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D787005
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 18, 2016
Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
Assignee: PATRIOT ORDNANCE FACTORY, INC. (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: John Capps (Maricopa, AZ), Frank L. DeSomma (Glendale, AZ)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Jonathan J Han
Application Number: 29/551,847
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 18, 2016
Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
Assignee: PATRIOT ORDNANCE FACTORY, INC. (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: John Capps (Maricopa, AZ), Frank L. DeSomma (Glendale, AZ)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Jonathan J Han
Application Number: 29/551,847
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Firearm Element Or Attachment (D22/108)