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Vehicle tailgate

Granted 27 Jan 2026 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Llc · originally Ford Motor

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Inventors: Gordon Platto, Joel Piaskowski, Michael Webb, Shawn Yu +2 · Examiner: Susan E Krakower · AU 2935 · TC 2900

Application
29/954,949
filed 30 Jul 2024
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US D1110226
granted 27 Jan 2026

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vehicle tailgate, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top, front and left side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom, front and left side perspective view thereof.

The de-emphasized or low-contrasted portions of the vehicle tailgate illustrate portions that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/196

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CACA-234914-SS9 Sep 20254 Nov 2024grantedVehicle tailgate
TWTW-D241939-SS11 Dec 202516 Oct 2024publishedVehicle tailgate

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