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Bumper of a truck

Granted 27 Dec 2016 · 6 office actions

Current assignee: Caterpillar Inc. · originally Caterpillar

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Inventors: Joseph F. deNatale, Eric J. Hanson · Examiner: Darlington Ly · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/501,140
filed 2 Sep 2014
Publication
Not published
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US RE46247
granted 27 Dec 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a left, front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a left, front perspective view of a bumper of a truck showing our new design, the portions of the truck shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design left-side and front perspective view of a bumper of a truck showing our new design, wherein the bumper is shown installed on a truck body;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged left, front perspective view thereof, without the truck portions shown left-side and front perspective view thereof, wherein the bumper is shown independently without the truck body;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged exploded left, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged exploded left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged exploded top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged exploded front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged exploded rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 13 is an enlarged exploded bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines of the figures showing additional portions of the truck are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/169

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Pendency
2.3 y
847 days filing → grant
Office actions
3
non-final + final
Responses
3
no RCE
Examiner
Darlington Ly
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 68 back · 0 forward

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