Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top 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 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the tread portion thereof; and,

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

Broken lines 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:	Takei; Ataka (Chuo-ku, JP), Katsuno; Hiroyuki (Chuo-ku, JP), Ishikawa; Satoshi (Chuo-ku, JP), Sato; Yoshikage (Chuo-ku, JP), Ota; Koichi (Chuo-ku, JP), Katayama; Shinsaku (Chuo-ku, JP), Seta; Eisuke (Chuo-ku, JP), Kaji; Yoshio (Chuo-ku, JP), Koide; Masafumi (Chuo-ku, JP), Kurata; Takayuki (Chuo-ku, JP), Amano; Masakazu (Chuo-ku, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Takei; Ataka Katsuno; Hiroyuki Ishikawa; Satoshi Sato; Yoshikage Ota; Koichi Katayama; Shinsaku Seta; Eisuke Kaji; Yoshio Koide; Masafumi Kurata; Takayuki Amano; Masakazu Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku Chuo-ku N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
Assignee:	Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/454,494
Filed:	May 10, 2013

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Nov 30, 2012 [JP]			2012-029438

Current U.S. Class:	D12/567
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/533-567 ;152/209.1-209.9

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D396675	August 1998	Johenning et al.
D634700	March 2011	Ebel et al.
D711309	August 2014	Kawakita et al.

Other References

Japanese Office Action dated Jul. 1, 2013 issued in corresponding Japanese Design Application No. D2012-029438. cited by applicant . Benelux Design Publication: Registration No. 22290-00, Jul. 21, 1992. cited by applicant.

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