Tire sidewall
The varied broken lines defining the tire tread, inner bead, inner bead, and portions of the tire sidewall represent unclaimed environmental subject matter; the broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded surfaces of the tire sidewall represent the boundaries of the claimed design but form no part thereof.
Claims
The ornamental design for a tire sidewall, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 2016
Date of Patent: Oct 24, 2017
Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Nashville, TN)
Inventors: Kevin E. Scheifele (Atwater, OH), David E. Schultz (Stow, OH), Keith A. Dumigan (Akron, OH)
Primary Examiner: Robert M Spear
Assistant Examiner: John Voytek
Application Number: 29/568,873