Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a plane view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 8 is an end view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an end view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is an end view taken along 10-10 in FIG. 7.

Broken lines in the drawings figures are used to show portions of the tire that are not being claimed and thus 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:	Nakamura; Takamitsu (Tokyo, JP), Fujita; Shungo (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Nakamura; Takamitsu Fujita; Shungo Tokyo Tokyo N/A N/A JP JP
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/406,059
Filed:	November 9, 2011

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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May 10, 2011 [JP]			2011-010435

Current U.S. Class:	D12/521
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/505-532 ;152/209.1-209.28

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D562757	February 2008	Iwai
D584214	January 2009	Mukai
D675975	February 2013	Nakamura et al.
2008/0142133	June 2008	Ochi

Foreign Patent Documents

	1213702		Aug 2004		JP
	1334141		Jun 2008		JP
	1332899		Jan 2009		JP
	1334474		Jan 2009		JP
	1334475		Jan 2009		JP

Other References

Japanese Design Gazette dated Feb. 20, 2012 issued in the Japanese Design Application No. D2011-10435. cited by applicant . Japanese Design Gazette dated Feb. 20, 2012 issued in the Japanese Design Application No. D2011-10436. cited by applicant . Japanese Design Gazette dated Feb. 20, 2012 issued in the Japanese Design Application No. D2011-10437. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Kirschbaum; George D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC