Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile tire having the tread portion of the instant invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof.

Dashed lines in the drawing figures are intended to show environmental structure only, and form no part of the claimed design. The tread portion extends continuously around the tire, and therefore rear, right side, top and bottom views are omitted.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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D416837 November 23, 1999 Moore
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20020100528 August 1, 2002 Sandstrom et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
D642882 January 1985 JP
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D1249103 August 2005 JP
D1341578 October 2008 JP
Patent History
Patent number: D642974
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 19, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 9, 2011
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Makoto Koshio (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Caron D Veynar
Assistant Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/328,145