Tire tread

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a tire tread showing my new design, it being understood that the tread pattern is repeated throughout the circumference of the tire tread, the opposite side being the same as that shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the opposite side being identical thereto; and,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view thereof.

The broken lines defining the tread lug walls, tread groove features, sidewall, inner bead, and the peripheral boundary between the claimed tire tread and the sidewall depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tire tread, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D279891 July 30, 1985 German
D313209 December 25, 1990 Minamitani
D313777 January 15, 1991 Yamashita
D413288 August 31, 1999 Brown
D419503 January 25, 2000 Hitzky
D455117 April 2, 2002 Guspodin et al.
D455681 April 16, 2002 Guspodin
D456344 April 30, 2002 Rooney
D457486 May 21, 2002 Guspodin et al.
D483718 December 16, 2003 Hutz et al.
D484088 December 23, 2003 Kindig
D484089 December 23, 2003 Kindig et al.
D484090 December 23, 2003 Kindig et al.
D487055 February 24, 2004 Rooney et al.
D487056 February 24, 2004 Rooney et al.
D487057 February 24, 2004 Rooney et al.
D487721 March 23, 2004 Guidry
D488431 April 13, 2004 Grabo
D490367 May 25, 2004 Kindig et al.
D492931 July 13, 2004 Maxwell et al.
D496328 September 21, 2004 Shondel et al.
D508673 August 23, 2005 Dumigan et al.
D511738 November 22, 2005 Maxwell
D516014 February 28, 2006 Fukunaga
D516015 February 28, 2006 Ikeda
D519075 April 18, 2006 Kuramochi et al.
D544829 June 19, 2007 Umstot
D544830 June 19, 2007 Umstot et al.
D548172 August 7, 2007 Dixon et al.
D548674 August 14, 2007 Nishimori et al.
D548675 August 14, 2007 Nishimori et al.
D556672 December 4, 2007 Umstot et al.
D556673 December 4, 2007 Missik-Gaffney et al.
D567750 April 29, 2008 Dixon et al.
D568235 May 6, 2008 Dixon
D571713 June 24, 2008 Rodicq et al.
D577660 September 30, 2008 Durand
D577663 September 30, 2008 Klein
D578953 October 21, 2008 Umstot et al.
D578956 October 21, 2008 Dixon et al.
D578957 October 21, 2008 Bonko et al.
D580346 November 11, 2008 Lo
D582836 December 16, 2008 Harvey et al.
7490645 February 17, 2009 Shinmura
D601080 September 29, 2009 Umstot
D608272 January 19, 2010 Osaka
D624008 September 21, 2010 Shan et al.
D627709 November 23, 2010 Harvey et al.
D642509 August 2, 2011 Curtis et al.
D650258 December 13, 2011 Drake et al.
D653195 January 31, 2012 Sareen
8210222 July 3, 2012 Kishizoe
D671486 November 27, 2012 Rooney et al.
D673108 December 25, 2012 Kiwaki
D678831 March 26, 2013 Hermann et al.
D691943 October 22, 2013 Ma
D737197 August 25, 2015 Wang
D748569 February 2, 2016 Sueyoshi
D750551 March 1, 2016 Sueyoshi
Patent History
Patent number: D772790
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 9, 2015
Date of Patent: Nov 29, 2016
Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Inc. (Nashville, TN)
Inventor: Kevin E. Scheifele (Atwater, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Application Number: 29/538,925