Tread portion of an automobile tire

- BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof.

The portions of the tire shown in red are not being claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tread portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D517468 March 21, 2006 Le
D528500 September 19, 2006 Le
D641309 July 12, 2011 Takada
Foreign Patent Documents
1003966 February 1998 JP
1090792 November 2000 JP
1498974 June 2014 JP
Other references
  • Bridgestone M729 Tire found online [Oct. 20, 2015] http://tiresaddict.com/vendor/bridgestone/m729/.
  • Continental HDL2 Eco Plus Tire found online [Oct. 20, 2015] http://tiresaddict.com/vendor/continental/hdl2ecoplus/.
  • Nokian NTR 45 Tire found online [Oct. 20, 2015] http://tiresaddict.com/vendor/nokian/ntr45/.
  • Japanese Design Gazette issued in Japanese Design Application No. 2013-30242 dated Oct. 14, 2014.
Patent History
Patent number: D756902
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 17, 2014
Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Inventor: Tomoaki Nomoto (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: John Voytek
Application Number: 29/494,056