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Wheel for an automobile

Granted 14 Oct 2025 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Kia Corporation · originally Hyundai

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Inventors: Hee Chan Kim, Seong Su Kim, Hyeong Seok Kim · Examiner: Darlington Ly · AU 2935 · TC 2900

Application
29/918,015
filed 23 Nov 2023
Publication
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US D1097967
granted 14 Oct 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the subject design as viewed from the front;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the subject design;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the subject design;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the subject design;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the subject design;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the subject design;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the subject design; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the subject design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/209

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