U.S. patent number D490,362 [Application Number D/174,745] was granted by the patent office on 2004-05-25 for tread of a tire.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Michelin Recherche et Technique. Invention is credited to Tatsuyuki Masuko, Jean-Francois Salvan.
United States Patent |
D490,362 |
Salvan , et al. |
May 25, 2004 |
Tread of a tire
Claims
The ornamental design for a tread of a tire, as shown and
described.
Inventors: |
Salvan; Jean-Francois
(Clermont-Ferrand, FR), Masuko; Tatsuyuki (Gunma-Ken,
JP) |
Assignee: |
Michelin Recherche et Technique
(Granges-Paccot, CH)
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Appl.
No.: |
D/174,745 |
Filed: |
January 23, 2003 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Jul 25, 2002 [FR] |
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02 4662 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
D12/550;
D12/556 |
Current International
Class: |
1215 |
Field of
Search: |
;D12/500,501,550,551,552,553,554,555,556
;152/209.1,209.09,209.13,209.25,209.18 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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49811755 |
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Aug 1999 |
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FR |
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1025124 |
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Sep 1998 |
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JP |
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Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Baker Botts LLP
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;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 4 is an opposite side elevational view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the drawings are for illustrative
purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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