Exhaust manifold

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Description

Cross reference is made to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/605,771, titled Exhaust Manifold, having a filing date of May 30, 2017.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a design of an exhaust manifold;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a lower perspective view of the design of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 a perspective view of the design of FIG. 1 with additional environment shown in broken lines and light gray stippling.

The broken lines showing portions of the exhaust manifold form no part of the claimed design. The light gray stippling in FIGS. 1 and 2-9 showing interior surfaces of the exhaust manifold, as well as surface of the shield in FIG. 9, forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an exhaust manifold, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D853920
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 16, 2019
Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc. (Bowling Green, KY)
Inventors: Coy Hudnall (Bowling Green, KY), James J. Pounds (Auburn, KY), Timothy A. Grillot (Alvaton, KY)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Kathleen L Jones
Application Number: 29/605,773
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