Tire tread
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; the other side being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.
In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tire tread, as shown and described.
Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D535248
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 16, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Charles Joseph Ashton (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Charles Kenneth Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH), Eric John Marazzi (Tallmadge, OH), Theresa Marie Nopper (Macedonia, OH), Karl Eric Sundkvist (Akron, OH), Kevin Lee Burnworth (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Jay Joseph Robinson (Stow, OH), Eric Matthew Luecke (Doylestown, OH), Paul Bryan Maxwell (Kent, OH), Jonathan James Shondel (Massillon, OH), Yanghu Mou (Akron, OH), Jeremy Edward Whisner (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/252,805
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 27, 2006
Date of Patent: Jan 16, 2007
Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)
Inventors: Charles Joseph Ashton (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Charles Kenneth Schmalix (Canal Fulton, OH), Eric John Marazzi (Tallmadge, OH), Theresa Marie Nopper (Macedonia, OH), Karl Eric Sundkvist (Akron, OH), Kevin Lee Burnworth (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), Jay Joseph Robinson (Stow, OH), Eric Matthew Luecke (Doylestown, OH), Paul Bryan Maxwell (Kent, OH), Jonathan James Shondel (Massillon, OH), Yanghu Mou (Akron, OH), Jeremy Edward Whisner (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Attorney: Richard B. O'Planick
Application Number: 29/252,805
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Fully Transected By Sipe (D12/553)