Sidewall portion of an automobile tire

Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary Fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of sidewall portion of an automobile tire according to a first embodiment of my 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 of view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the sidewall portion defied by cross-section by lines A-A and B-B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a section view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of sidewall portion of an automobile tire according to a second embodiment of my new design;

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side of view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a fragmentary enlarged view showing the details of the sidewall portion defied by cross-section by lines A-A and B-B in FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 18 is a section view taken along line 18-18 in FIG. 17.

Only the green color (and no other colors) in FIGS. 10-14, 16 and 17 is being claimed.

The 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 sidewall portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Iwabuchi; Sotaro (Chuo-ku, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Chou-ku N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/460,112
Filed:	July 8, 2013

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jan 10, 2013 [JP]			2013-000284
Jan 10, 2013 [JP]			2013-000285

Current U.S. Class:	D12/605
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/605 ;152/209.1-209.28,455

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D477810	July 2003	Budich et al.
D579867	November 2008	Behr et al.
D662871	July 2012	Miyazaki
D708121	July 2014	Iwabuchi

Foreign Patent Documents

	1257249		Dec 2005		JP
	1367780		Aug 2009		JP
	1444646		Jun 2012		JP
	1444653		Jun 2012		JP
	1453189		Oct 2012		JP
	1458267		Dec 2012		JP
	1466304		Apr 2013		JP
	1473737		Jul 2013		JP
	1478334		Sep 2013		JP
	1478558		Sep 2013		JP

Other References

OHIM Publication No. 000671292-0001 (Mar. 13, 2007). (JPO Design Division Prior Art Ref. No. HH19202374). cited by applicant . Goodyear Japan HP, News Release: "New Release of a dedicated radial tire for a van [Cargo Pro]" published on Jan. 27, 2012. cited by applicant . Japanese Design Gazette dated Sep. 2, 2013 issued in corresponding Japanese Design Application No. D2013-000284. cited by applicant . Japanese Design Gazette dated Sep. 2, 2013 issued in corresponding Japanese Design Application No. D2013-000285. cited by applicant.

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