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Vehicle front lower bumper cover

Granted 31 May 2022 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC · originally Ford Motor

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Inventors: David Dewitt, Max Wolff, Mark Wright, Todd Willing +1 · Examiner: Rachel A. Voorhies · AU 2923 · TC 2900

Application
29/746,923
filed 18 Aug 2020
Publication
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US D953217
granted 31 May 2022

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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 front lower bumper cover, 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 bottom, front, and left side perspective view, thereof; and,

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

Any broken lines represent boundaries of the design and the areas within the broken lines shown in de-emphasized and half-tone rendering form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/169

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USthis patentUS-D953217-SS131 May 202218 Aug 2020grantedVehicle front lower bumper cover
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