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 our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an end view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 7.

Broken lines are used to show portions of the tire that 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
D396675 August 4, 1998 Johenning et al.
D634700 March 22, 2011 Ebel et al.
D711309 August 19, 2014 Kawakita et al.
Other references
  • Japanese Office Action dated Jul. 1, 2013 issued in corresponding Japanese Design Application No. D2012-029439.
  • Benelux Design Publication: Registration No. 22290-00, Jul. 21, 1992.
Patent History
Patent number: D722557
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2013
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2015
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventors: Ataka Takei (Chuo-ku), Hiroyuki Katsuno (Chuo-ku), Yoshikage Sato (Chuo-ku), Satoshi Ishikawa (Chuo-ku), Masakazu Amano (Chuo-ku), Koichi Ota (Chuo-ku), Eisuke Seta (Chio-ku), Yoshio Kaji (Chuo-ku), Shinsaku Katayama (Chuo-ku), Masafumi Koide (Chuo-ku), Takayuki Kurata (Chuo-ku)
Primary Examiner: George D Kirschbaum
Application Number: 29/454,499
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/567)