Wheel flange

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a wheel flange showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of the wheel flange indicated by area 10 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion of the wheel flange indicated by area 11 in FIG. 2.

In the drawings the broken lines depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a wheel flange, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Prasad; Santosh (Murrysville, PA), Burg; James T. (Verona, PA), Ciccola; Gabriele F. (Hudson, OH), DeGeorge; Grant (Strongsville, OH), Pacek; Michael A. (Freeport, PA), Fulton; Erin (Irwin, PA), Rovito; Anton J. (Parma, OH), Carraher; Courtney (Bay Village, OH), Au; Christopher A. (Hinckley, OH), Sklyut; Henry (Delmont, PA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type ARCONIC INC. Pittsburgh PA US
Assignee:	Howmet Aerospace Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
Appl. No.:	D/631,442
Filed:	December 29, 2017

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/213
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/204-213

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

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D284753	July 1986	Hedlund
D327466	June 1992	Lipper
D358797	May 1995	Botterrnan
D492923	July 2004	Whitehead
D504378	April 2005	Grossenbacher et al.
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D598835	August 2009	DeGeorge
9032600	May 2015	Pulphus
D773974	December 2016	DeGeorge et al.
9604498	March 2017	Zehnder
D810645	February 2018	Sklyut
D811977	March 2018	Oscroft
D829152	September 2018	Caldwell
D830929	October 2018	Sklyut
D834482	November 2018	Zehnder
D836056	December 2018	Prasad
D836057	December 2018	Prasad
D836522	December 2018	Prasad
D837120	January 2019	Caldwell
D853927	July 2019	Sklyut

Foreign Patent Documents

	351933		Nov 2013		AU
	351934		Nov 2013		AU
	104173		Jan 2005		CA
	167267		Feb 2017		CA
	2009-051248		Mar 2009		JP
	1540615		Dec 2015		JP

Other References

Wheel at http://wwww.ntda.org/ntda/News/tabid/59/post/east-announces-alcoa- -s-ultra-one-wheel-as-standard-on-all-east-trailers/Default.aspx , published on Feb. 4, 2014. cited by applicant . Wheel at https://worldindustrialreporter.com/alcoa-develops-new-dura-brigh- t-evo-wheel-with-enhanced-durability-and-easy-maintenance/, published on Jan. 27, 2014. cited by applicant . Wheel at http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/399994/accuride-wheels-aim-t- o-reduce-flange-wear, published on Jun. 9, 2014. cited by applicant . Commonly owned Design U.S. Appl. No. 29/631,444, filed Dec. 29, 2017, entitled "Wheel Having Internal Groove". cited by applicant . Commonly owned Design U.S. Appl. No. 29/631,455, filed Dec. 29, 2017, entitled "Ribbed Wheel". cited by applicant . Commonly owned Design U.S. Appl. No. 29/631,467, filed Dec. 29, 2017 entitled "Ribbed Wheel". cited by applicant . Commonly owned Design U.S. Appl. No. 29/631,449, filed Dec. 29, 2017, entitled "Ribbed Wheel". cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Cadmus; Stacia A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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