Granted Patent
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US 1,072,685 · App. 29/967,030 · Granted Apr 29, 2025
Grille assembly for an automobile
Inventors:
Lindsay Ross (Los Angeles, CA); Eric Bauer (Los Angeles, CA); Mark Wagner (Harrisburg, NC); Jake Bagwell (Huntersville, NC)
Assignee:
Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Motorsports LLC
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a grille assembly for an automobile, as shown and described.
Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT
Recorded Aug 19, 2025
From: VAUGHN GITTIN, JR. MOTORSPORTS LLC - MARYLAND
To: VAUGHN GITTIN, JR. MOTORSPORTS LLC - NORTH CAROLINA
Reel/Frame 072060/0138 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Aug 19, 2025
From: VAUGHN GITTIN, JR. MOTORSPORTS LLC - NORTH CAROLINA
To: RTR VEHICLES, LLC
Reel/Frame 072060/0194 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 6, 2024
From: ROSS, LINDSAY; BAUER, ERIC; WAGNER, MARK; BAGWELL, JAKE
To: VAUGHN GITTIN, JR. MOTORSPORTS LLC
Reel/Frame 069504/0372 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation
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· Oct 31, 2022
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