Vehicle upper grille

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the vehicle upper grille;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the vehicle upper grille;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the vehicle upper grille;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the vehicle upper grille; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the vehicle upper grille.

To the extent that any feature lines are illustrated, they are intended to illustrate the crest and valley of the feature and are not necessarily sharp bends in the part. Shading is used to illustrate the curvature of the part and not color. Areas shown in or sounded by broken lines are not claimed. Any functional features of the vehicle upper grille are not claimed. Views are orthogonal projections unless otherwise noted. The various views are not necessarily to scale in order to better illustrate the design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Walter; Christopher George (Walled Lake, WI), Song; Solomon H. (Farmington Hills, MI), Behmer; Darrell Paul (Novi, MI), Callum; Moray Stuart (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee:	Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/295,967
Filed:	October 11, 2007

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/163
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/163,171,196,216,90-92,86 ;180/68.1,68.6 ;296/193.11

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D523791	June 2006	Pfeiffer
D539196	March 2007	Pfeiffer
D545728	July 2007	Golden
D557183	December 2007	Beigel et al.
D561653	February 2008	Platto et al.
D562193	February 2008	Platto et al.
D566015	April 2008	Beigel et al.

Other References

Detroit Auto Show: A conversation with Peter Horbury, Detroit 2007, http://www.autoblog.com (18 pages). cited by other . Lincoln Concept MKR, Detroit 2007 (4 pages). cited by other . Popular Mechanics, Lincoln MKS, Town Car Successor, May 21, 2007 http://www.popularmechanics.com (1 page). cited by other . Winding Road, Spied: Lincoln MKS Sedan, Apr. 18, 2007 http://news.windingroad.com (2 pages). cited by other . Lincoln Concept Zephyr, Detroit 2005 (4 pages). cited by other . Lincoln Concept MKS, Detroit 2006 (4 pages). cited by other . Lincoln MKZ AWD (P) 4dr Sedan, New York 2007 (4 pages). cited by other.

Primary Examiner: Brown; Melody N
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Procari; Damian