Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tread portion of an automobile tire;

FIG. 2 is a perspective 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.

The broken lines defining the sidewall and inner bead of the tire depict environmental subject matter that forms 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
D385237 October 21, 1997 Schuster
D423995 May 2, 2000 Gillard et al.
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Foreign Patent Documents
76808 July 2007 AR
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Other references
  • Michelin XDE2+ Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 123, Row 1, Item 5.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/332,466. Applicant: Yukihiro Takada. Filed Feb. 17, 2009.
Patent History
Patent number: D648259
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 4, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 8, 2011
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Futoshi Oki (Tokyo), Takaaki Kojima (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/355,267