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Truck grille surround

Granted 31 Jan 2017 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Caterpillar Inc. · originally Caterpillar

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Inventors: Curt Wilson, Eric Hanson · Examiner: Melody N. Brown · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/539,785
filed 17 Sep 2015
Publication
Not published
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US D777615
granted 31 Jan 2017

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front left perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front left perspective view of a truck grille surround showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The rear and bottom views are not seen during ordinary use and are not part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/163

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Examiner
Melody N. Brown
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USUS-D742287-SS13 Nov 20154 Apr 2014grantedTruck grille and surround unit
USthis patentUS-D777615-SS131 Jan 201717 Sep 2015grantedTruck grille surround
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-358323-SS20 Oct 201426 Sep 2014publishedTruck grille and surround
AUAU-358324-SS20 Oct 201426 Sep 2014publishedSurround for a truck grille
AUAU-358325-SS20 Oct 201426 Sep 2014publishedTruck grille

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