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Front bumper for an automobile

Granted 4 Jan 2022 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Toyota Motor · originally Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

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Inventors: Kazuhiko Ito, Kosuke Kubo, Koichi Matsumoto · Examiner: Christian P. McLean · AU 2923 · TC 2900

Application

29/732,351

filed 23 Apr 2020

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US D940019

granted 4 Jan 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front bumper for an automobile showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a front bumper for an automobile, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D12/169

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Pendency

1.7 y

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Examiner

Christian P. McLean

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US · JP

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D940019-S	S1	4 Jan 2022	23 Apr 2020	granted	Front bumper for an automobile
JP	JP-1657880-S	S	18 Oct 2021	25 Oct 2019	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-194967-S	S	22 Feb 2022	23 Apr 2020	granted	Front bumper for an automobile

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