U.S. patent number D501,181 [Application Number D/192,377] was granted by the patent office on 2005-01-25 for tire tread.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Invention is credited to Robert Brown, Alan Nicholls.
United States Patent |
D501,181 |
Brown , et al. |
January 25, 2005 |
Tire tread
Claims
The ornamental Design for a tire tread, as shown and described.
Inventors: |
Brown; Robert (Tamworth,
GB), Nicholls; Alan (Sutton Coldfield,
GB) |
Assignee: |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company (Akron, OH)
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Appl.
No.: |
D/192,377 |
Filed: |
October 23, 2003 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Apr 25, 2003 [GB] |
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3012405 |
Apr 25, 2003 [GB] |
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3012406 |
Apr 25, 2003 [GB] |
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3012407 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
D12/569;
D12/572 |
Current International
Class: |
1215 |
Field of
Search: |
;D12/534-5,551,553,555-6,569-70,573,586,588-91,900
;152/209.1,209.11,209.13,209.18,209.25 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: King; David L. O'Planick; Richard
B.
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tire tread showing our new
design, it being understood that the pattern repeats uniformly
throughout the circumference of the tread;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof; the other side
being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view
thereof;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a first alternate embodiment of a
tire tread showing my new design;
FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the first alternate
embodiment;
FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the first alternate
embodiment; the other side being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the
first alternate embodiment thereof;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second alternate embodiment of a
tire tread showing my new design;
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the second alternate
embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the second alternate
embodiment; the other side being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the
second alternate embodiment thereof.
In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall, inner bead
and the peripheral boundary between the tire tread and the sidewall
are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed
design.
The dark stippled surface shading represents the recessed portion
of the tread grooves having a depth as best shown in FIG. 2.
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