Vehicle rear upper bumper cover

- Ford
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vehicle rear upper bumper cover showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top, front and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom, front and left side perspective view thereof.

The ghosted or low contrasted showing of the vehicle rear upper bumper cover is provide for the purposes of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vehicle rear upper bumper cover, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D997048
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 13, 2021
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2023
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
Inventors: Kemal Curic (Irvine, CA), Earl Lucas (Southfield, MI), Shawn Wehrly (Northville, MI), Ahmad Ahmadalkhorasani (Detroit, MI)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: D. Ryan Tisdale
Application Number: 29/799,255
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