Tire tread
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- Civil engineering tire tread
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In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed groove portions of the tire tread having a depth as best illustrated along the top and bottom edges of
Claims
The ornamental design for a tire tread, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 27, 2009
Date of Patent: Apr 26, 2011
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique (Granges-Paccot)
Inventors: John R. Davidson (Greenville, SC), Joseph A. Stain (Shelby, NC), Robert C. Radulescu (Ceyrat)
Primary Examiner: Caron Veynar
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Dority & Manning, P.A.
Application Number: 29/334,472