Tire tread
Fugier , et al. December 4, 2
U.S. patent number D556,669 [Application Number D/264,560] was granted by the patent office on 2007-12-04 for tire tread. This patent grant is currently assigned to Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.. Invention is credited to Sebastien Fugier, Cyril Guichon, Jean-Francois Salvan, Alain Vidal.
| United States Patent | D556,669 |
| Fugier , et al. | December 4, 2007 |
Tire tread
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a tire tread, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Fugier; Sebastien (St-Bonnet-Pres-Riom, FR), Guichon; Cyril (Cebazat, FR), Vidal; Alain (Clermont-Ferrand, FR), Salvan; Jean-Francois (Clermont-Ferrand, FR) |
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| Assignee: | Michelin Recherche et Technique
S.A. (Granges-Paccot, CH) |
| Appl. No.: | D/264,560 |
| Filed: | August 14, 2006 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
| Feb 13, 2006 [FR] | 06 0838 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D12/512; D12/530; D12/563 |
| Current International Class: | 1215 |
| Field of Search: | ;D12/551,552,553,554,555,556,564,565,566,567,586,587,588,589,590 ;152/209.1,209.9,209.13,209.28 |
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Other References
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Bridgestone Blizzak DM-Z3 Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 13. 3/2. cited by examiner . Dunlop SP Sport A2 Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 21. 3/2. cited by examiner . Nokian Hakkapeliitta 2 Tire, 2004 Tread Design Guide, Jan. 2004, p. 47. 2/5. cited by examiner. |
Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M.
Assistant Examiner: Kirschbaum; George D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our new tire tread design.
FIG. 2 is an end elevational view of the tire tread design shown in FIG. 1, taken in a direction perpendicular to the tire's axis of rotation; and,
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of FIG. 2, taken in a direction parallel to the tire's axis of rotation.
The tread pattern is understood to repeat uniformly throughout the circumference of the tire, as shown schematically in solid lines. The dash-dot-dash lines delineating the claim boundaries and the broken lines depicting the unclaimed tire sidewall and inner bead form no part of the claim.
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