Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are intended to show environmental structure only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a tread portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Kiwaki; Yukihiro (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/343,983
Filed:	September 22, 2009

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Mar 23, 2009 [JP]			2009-006373

Current U.S. Class:	D12/604; D12/900; D12/531
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/500,502,505,515-532,604 ;152/209.1,209.8,209.9,209.18,209.19,209.21,209.22,209.25,209.27

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D597020	July 2009	Oh
D631820	February 2011	Kiwaki
2006/0032567	February 2006	Oh

Foreign Patent Documents

	896696		Apr 1994		JP
	1126179		Nov 2001		JP
	1313753		Oct 2007		JP
	1368783		Nov 2009		JP
	1368784		Nov 2009		JP
	1379881		Feb 2010		JP

Other References

Goodyear Eagle GS-C Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 25, Row 2, Item 4. cited by examiner . Hankook Ventus S1 evo Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 27, Row 2, Item 1. cited by examiner . Maxxis MA-P1 Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 36, Row 1, Item 2. cited by examiner . U.S. Appl. No. 29/344,710. Applicant: Yukihiro Kiwaki. Filing Date: Oct. 2, 2009. cited by examiner . U.S. Appl. No. 29/344,712. Applicant: Yukihiro Kiwaki. Filing Date: Oct. 2, 2009. cited by examiner.

Primary Examiner: Rademaker; Garth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC