Tread of a tire

Habay July 3, 2

Patent Grant D444424

U.S. patent number D444,424 [Application Number D/116,337] was granted by the patent office on 2001-07-03 for tread of a tire. This patent grant is currently assigned to Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.. Invention is credited to Emmanuel Habay.


United States Patent D444,424
Habay July 3, 2001

Tread of a tire

Claims

The ornamental design for a tread of a tire, as shown and described.
Inventors: Habay; Emmanuel (Clermont-Ferrand, FR)
Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. (Granges-Paccot, CH)
Appl. No.: D/116,337
Filed: December 30, 1999

Foreign Application Priority Data

Jul 2, 1999 [FR] 99 4393
Current U.S. Class: D12/588
Current International Class: 1215
Field of Search: ;D12/134-152 ;152/209.1,209.8,209.9,209.11,209.12,209.13,209.28,900,901,902,903

References Cited [Referenced By]

U.S. Patent Documents
D272815 February 1984 Hatakenaka
D310648 September 1990 Armellin
D318445 July 1991 Diensthuber
D347606 June 1994 Mehta
D377922 February 1997 van der Meer et al.
D390174 February 1998 White
Foreign Patent Documents
494661 Feb 1998 FR
559736 Oct 1999 FR
559735 Oct 1999 FR
953603 May 1996 JP
966782 Nov 1996 JP

Other References

Eldorado Marquis A/S Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 27. 4/5, Jan. 1999.* .
Dean Custom Trailer Radial Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 89. 4/5, Jan. 1999.* .
Eldorado Custom Trailer Radial Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 93. 1/5, Jan. 1999.* .
Hercules HLS Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 141. 4/3, Jan. 1999.* .
Michelin MXV4 Pressure Tire, Modern Tire Dealer Magazine, p. 94, Oct. 1998.* .
Marangoni TRS Retread, Modern Tire Dealer, p. 41, Nov. 1998..

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P.

Description



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tire tread of the present invention, it being understood that the pattern is repeated uniformly throughout the circumference of the tread, and,

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the tire tread shown in FIG. 1.

The broken line showing the tire inner bead and sidewall in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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