Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

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

FIG. 5 is an end view thaken along the lines 5-5 in FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is an end view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 4.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are used to show portions of the tire that are not claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
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D84528 June 1931 Jone
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D609167 February 2, 2010 Regallis et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Japanese Office Action dated Jan. 6, 2012 issued in the Japanese Design Application No. D2010-029389.
  • Japanese Office Action dated Jan. 6, 2012 issued in the Japanese Design Application No. D2010-029392.
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  • Japanese Design Gazette dated Jan. 17, 2012 issued in the Japanese Design Application No. D2010-029392.
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Patent History
Patent number: D672709
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 2011
Date of Patent: Dec 18, 2012
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Nagakazu Kuwahara (Tokyo), Keiichi Kurita (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/393,812
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Characterized By Block Pattern (D12/571)