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Front bumper for an automobile

Granted 9 May 2023 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Subaru Corporation · originally Toyota Motor

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Inventors: Yuuki Takamatsu, Kohei Kobayashi · Examiner: Melody N Brown · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/809,865
filed 30 Sep 2021
Publication
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US D985444
granted 9 May 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front and right side…

FIG. 1 is a front and right side perspective view of a front bumper for an automobile 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 top view thereof,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof,

FIG. 7 is a left-side view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a right-side view thereof.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/169

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USthis patentUS-D985444-SS19 May 202330 Sep 2021grantedFront bumper for an automobile
JPJP-1696766-SS11 Oct 202131 Mar 2021grantedno title held

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