Automobile front grille or replica thereof Patent Grant Nurnberger , et al. October 16, 2 [Aston Martin Lagonda Limited]

Automobile front grille or replica thereof

Nurnberger , et al. October 16, 2

Patent Grant D830917

U.S. patent number D830,917 [Application Number D/584,629] was granted by the patent office on 2018-10-16 for automobile front grille or replica thereof. This patent grant is currently assigned to Aston Martin Lagonda Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is Aston Martin Lagonda Limited. Invention is credited to Sam Holgate, Miles Nurnberger, Tino Segui.

United States Patent	D830,917
Nurnberger , et al.	October 16, 2018

Automobile front grille or replica thereof

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an automobile front grille or replica thereof, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Nurnberger; Miles (Warwick, GB), Holgate; Sam (Warwick, GB), Segui; Tino (Warwick, GB)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited	Warwick	N/A	GB

Assignee:

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited (GB)

Appl. No.:

D/584,629

Filed:

November 16, 2016

Foreign Application Priority Data


May 17, 2016 [EM]			003131903-0001
May 17, 2016 [EM]			003131903-0003
May 17, 2016 [EM]			003131903-0004

Current U.S. Class:	D12/163
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/86,90,91,92,163,169,190,196,171,216 ;D15/31

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Primary Examiner: Ly; Darlington
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile front grille or replica thereof in accordance with the present design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof, the right side elevation view thereof is a mirror image of the left side elevation view;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged left side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the automobile front grille or replica thereof and of an exemplary automobile that do not form part of the claimed design. Any portion of the automobile front grille or replica thereof located between a broken line and a solid line does not form part of the claimed design, unless contour lines are illustrated on the respective portion.

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