Tread of a tire
Le Mentec July 24, 2
U.S. patent number D445,376 [Application Number D/126,026] was granted by the patent office on 2001-07-24 for tread of a tire. This patent grant is currently assigned to Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.. Invention is credited to Jean-Paul Le Mentec.
| United States Patent | D445,376 |
| Le Mentec | July 24, 2001 |
Tread of a tire
Claims
The ornamental design for a tread of a tire, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Le Mentec; Jean-Paul (Chateaugay, FR) |
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| Assignee: | Michelin Recherche et Technique
S.A. (Granges-Paccot, CH) |
| Appl. No.: | D/126,026 |
| Filed: | July 6, 2000 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
| Jan 10, 2000 [FR] | 00 0196 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D12/512 |
| Current International Class: | 1215 |
| Field of Search: | ;D12/134-152 ;152/209.1,209.3,209.8,209.9,209.12,209.13,209.22,209.25,902 |
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
| D250946 | January 1979 | Germain |
| D274232 | June 1984 | Kohno et al. |
| D314933 | February 1991 | Goto et al. |
| D329217 | September 1992 | Ota et al. |
| D336269 | June 1993 | Hinrichsen et al. |
| D350093 | August 1994 | Fukushima |
| D371097 | June 1996 | Fukushima |
| D384622 | October 1997 | Scheuren et al. |
| D388032 | December 1997 | Bonko |
| D388033 | December 1997 | Scheuren et al. |
| 962108 | Aug 1996 | JP | |||
Other References
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Dayton Daytona Stag XT Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 89. 1/5, Jan. 1999.* . Kumho Power Fleet 934 Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 145. 3/3, Jan. 1999.* . Marshal Power Fleet 934 Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 148. 2/5, Jan. 1999.* . Bridgestone VMTP V-Steel M-Traction Premium Tire, 1999 Tread Design Guide, p. 168. 3/2, Jan. 1999.* . Dunlop SP581 Tire Illustration, Tire Review Magazine, p. 47, Jul. 1999.. |
Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the tread of a tire 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 tread of the tire shown in FIG. 1.
In FIG. 1, the broken lines defining the inner bead and sidewall are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
In the drawings, the dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion of the tread grooves, having a depth as best shown along the central right edge of FIG. 1.
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