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US 1,118,435 · App. 29/964,548 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Vehicle front upper grille

Inventors: Paul Wraith (West Bloomfield, MI); Gordon Platto (Troy, MI); Anthony Meyer (Royal Oak, MI); Daniel Kangas (Livonia, MI); James Grake (Beverly Hills, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,118,435
App. No.
29/964,548
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a vehicle front upper grille as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2024
From: WRAITH, PAUL; PLATTO, GORDON; MEYER, ANTHONY; KANGAS, DANIEL; GRAKE, JAMES
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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