Trailer rear impact guard
Miller , et al.
Patent Grant D889320
U.S. patent number D889,320 [Application Number D/705,836] was granted by the patent office on 2020-07-07 for trailer rear impact guard. This patent grant is currently assigned to STI Holdings, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is STI Holdings, Inc.. Invention is credited to Daniel Patrick Miller, Francis Steven Smidler.
| United States Patent | D889,320 |
| Miller , et al. | July 7, 2020 |
Trailer rear impact guard
Claims
CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a trailer rear impact guard, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Miller; Daniel Patrick (Madison, WI), Smidler; Francis Steven (Stoughton, WI) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | STI Holdings, Inc. (Stoughton,
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| Appl. No.: | D/705,836 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | September 16, 2019 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 29607993 | Jun 19, 2017 | D864038 | |||
| 29529050 | Jun 27, 2017 | D790407 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D12/106 |
| Current International Class: | 1216 |
| Field of Search: | ;D12/19,129,100-106,111-112 ;D21/425,435 ;D34/21-26,12,16-19 |
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Primary Examiner: Betton; Katrina A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Description
The FIGURE is a rear view of a trailer rear impact guard, embodying aspects of the invention.
The portions of the design shown in broken lines disclose environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
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gmsquarebody.com/threads/building-a-bumper.12314
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bajabumpers.com/price-list
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fem.unicamp.br/.about.impact/crashcrm.htm
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autosafetyexpert.com/defect_truckunderride.php
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awjlaw.com/images/shutterstock_35651434.jpg
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annaleahmary.com/tag/underride-guards
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